Exam 4: Extra Credit.For full credit answer BOTH #1 and #2 below.Thisassignment must be COMPLETELYin your own words.
Exam 4: Extra Credit.For full credit answer BOTH #1 and #2 below.Thisassignment must be COMPLETELYin your own words.Plagiarism = FAILING THECOURSE.At this point in the semester, there will be no exceptions to this policy.Sentence fragmentsthat are exactly the same constitute plagiarism.1)A variety of mutations are listed below.FOR EACH: a) give a complete definition inyour own words, b) discuss the “downstream” consequences of each type of mutationduring gene expression (what effects on transcription/translation), and c) provide a “real-life” example of each (perhaps a disease caused by this type of mutation).Point mutations(include discussion of the difference between transitions andtransversions)Missense mutationsNonsense mutationsSilent mutationsSplice-site mutationsInsertion/Deletion mutations2)Fully discuss the EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE of introns.For example(but not limited to):What is their distribution in the tree of life?What’s the significanceof their distribution in the tree of life?Discuss several ways they can introduce newvariants into populations.What is alternative splicing?