GENE MUTATIONS Edited by Derrick MUTATIONS What do

GENE MUTATIONS Edited by Derrick

MUTATIONS What do you think of when you hear mutations? (Type your answer below this) Mutations are small changes to an animal that are different that from most animals traits. They are different from most members of their species.

FIRST, LET’S TALK ABOUT DNA is made up of base pairs. A is paired up with T and C is paired up with G. The combinations of those base pairs make up genes.

GENETIC MUTATIONS DEFINITION A genetic mutation is when the base pairs change. When these base pairs change, it causes the gene to change. That means the trait is now different.

TYPES OF MUTATIONS Substitution: Substitution is when a base gets switched. For example in the picture the base a is switched from at to ag.

TYPES OF MUTATIONS Insertion: Insertion is when a base is added to DNA and the base isn’t supposed to be there.

TYPES OF MUTATIONS Deletion: Deletion is when a base is removed.

THE STORY OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES In 1969, a young boy was carrying four baby turtles home from the pet shop. A blind man was crossing the road when a truck labeled "T. C. R. I. " almost ran him down. A young man behind the boy with the Turtles ran out to save the blind man, bumping the boy with the turtles and knocking the jar from his hands. The jar broke when it landed in the gutter, and the Turtles were washed down a sewer drainage grate. As the truck swerved, the back doors flew open. A container of green glowing goo fell out and was subsequently washed down the drain with the baby turtles. The turtles landed safely, until the jar of goo fell beside them, coating them with its contents. Moments later, Splinter came across the babies, gathering them into a can. He didn't realize he was coating himself with the green goo as he gathered them up. In very little time, Splinter and the turtles evolved and mutated into anthropomorphic beings with intelligence and emotion rivaling that of a human. Their mutation near completion, and educated, the rat named the Turtles after Renaissance artists Leonardo, Donatello, Michaelangelo, Raphael. For the next fifteen years, Splinter raised and instructed the young turtles, his sons, in the martial arts in order avenge his master.

HOW MUTATIONS OCCUR Below, type in the external and internal factors that cause mutations): External: Radiation(Gamma Rays) Chemicals Internal: Initial Phase of Cell Reproduction