What is Mutation?
Any type of change in DNA sequence or chromosome is called mutation
On the basis of occurrence in the cell
Somatic Mutation
Germ Line Mutation
Point Mutation: Change in Base sequence of DNA
Base Pair Substitution
Base pair insertion or deletion
Base pair substitution
Change from one base pair to another
Transition mytation: purine replaced by purine and pyrimidine replaced by pyrimidine
Transversion mutation: Purine replaced by pyrimidine and pyrimidine replaced by purine
Some examples of point mutation
Missense mutation - a gene mutation in which a base pair changes in an mrna codon so that different amino acid is inserted into polypeptide chain
Spontaneous mutation - occurs naturally
Induced mutation - occurs when an organism is exposed to a physical or chemical agent called mutagen
DNA replication
Spontaneous chemical change - depurination and deamnination
Caused by Mutagen
Mutagen may be
Physical - radiation
Chemical - base analogue, base modifying agent, intercalating agent
Bases that are similar to those normally found in DNA
Example: 5-bromouracil base analog of thymine
Chemicals that act as mutagen by modifying the chemical structure and property of base
Example: Nitrous Acid (Deaminating), Hydroxylamine (NH2OH-adds hydroxyl group), Methylmethane Sulphonate ( Alkylating Agent)
Insert themselves between adjacent bases in one or more strand of DNA duplex
Example: Proflavin, Acridine, Ethidium bromide
Change in chromosomal
Structure
Number
Set
Deletion
Insertion
Duplication
Inversion
Translocation
When an organism or a cell has one complete set of chromosomes or an exact multiple of complete sets, that organism or cell is said to be euploid
Chromosome mutations that result in variations in the number of chromosome sets occur in nature, and the resulting organism or cells are also euploid. Chromosome mutations resulting in variations in the number of individual chromosomes are examples of aneuploidy
Nullisomy (a nullisomic cell) involves a loss of one homologous chromosome pair i.e. 2N-2
Monosomy (a monosomic cell) involves a loss of a single chromosome i.e. 2N-1
Trisomy (a trisomic cell) involves a single extra chromosome i.e. 2N+1
Tetrasomy (a tetrasomic cell) involves an extra chromosome Pair i.e. 2N+2
cell = 46 - 1 = 45 = Monosomy = 46 + 1 = 47 = Trisomy = 46 + 2 = 48 = Tetragony
2N - N = N = Monoploidy 2N + N = 3N =Polyploich 2N + 2N = 4N
Monoploidy. A monoploid individual has only one set of chromosomes instead of the usual two sets
Polyploidy. Polyploidy is the chromosomal constitution of a cell or an organism that has more than the normal two sets of homologous chromosomes
Repairing of DNA mutation by various enzymes present in cells
Types
Direct Repair system
Excision Repair System
Mismatch repair by DNA polymerase proofreading
Repair of UV-Induced pyrimidine dimers by photolyase enzyme, coded by phr gene
Repair of alkylation damage by 06- methylguanine methyltransferase enzyme encoded by ada gene
Base excision repair - depurination and deamination mutations are repair by glycosylase enzyme
Nucleotide excision repair - By UvrA, UvrB, UvrC and UvrD enzymes encoded by uvrA, uvrB,uvrC and uvrD genes respectivel
Methyl directed mismatch repair - By MutL, Muts & MutH enzymes encoded by mutL,muts & mutH genes respectively
Identification of damaged portion
Removal of damaged DNA along with Correct seq
Filling of Grap by DNA polymerase
Bealing of Nick by ONA ligabe
Question 1. What is Mutation?
Question 2. What will be the effect of mutation on living system?
Question 3. What is Trisomy?
Question 4. Define Mutagen
Question 5. Do you think mutation can be repaired?