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11 years ago
Why would an alteration in the sequence of bases in a polynucleotide chain of DNA lead to a heritable chnge?
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11 years ago
Parents pass on their DNA to children. Thus, if a parent's DNA is changed, a child will receive that changed DNA.
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11 years ago
if a point mutation (frame shift) happened in the sequence of the DNA chain it would or could throw off  transcription and translation resulting in a change in amino acid sequence, which could have a devastating effect on protein or enzyme function, these mutations, if happened in chromosomes could lead to a heritable change. i believe Hurlers syndrome, is an example
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