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Most intron mutations are expected to be selectively neutral except branch site, splicing junctions, and sequences influencing splicing

TLS Online TPP Program

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

A mutation that confers a more advantageous phenotype to an organism, relative to Individuals in the same population without the mutation, is positive selection of that organism.

TLS Online TPP Program

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Mutations conferring antibiotic resistance in bacteria or venom-resistance of pray is example of positive selection of mutation in exons

TLS Online TPP Program

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Positive selection in pray population leads to an “arm’s race” with predator (Host-pathogen same).

TLS Online TPP Program

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Two genes may share some related exons but also have unique exons. 

TLS Online TPP Program

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A gene family is defined as a group of genes that encode related or identical products as a result of gene-duplication events.