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Mutations

Mutations. Mutations. A mutation is a change in an organism’s DNA. Ways in which DNA can become mutated:.  inherited (passed from parents to offspring)  acquired when environmental agents ( UV light , nuclear radiation , and certain chemicals ) damage DNA

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Mutations

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  1. Mutations Mutations

  2. A mutation is a change in an organism’s DNA.

  3. Ways in which DNA can become mutated:  inherited (passed from parents to offspring)  acquired when environmental agents (UV light, nuclear radiation, and certain chemicals) damage DNA errors occur when a cell copies its DNA prior to cell division

  4. Click here to see pictures of more animal oddities

  5. ALBINO ALLIGATOR has no pigment in its skin or eyes, resulting in pink eyes. LEUCISTIC ALLIGATOR has pigmented or colored eyes (blue), but no pigment in its skin. Leucism is a rare form of albinism.

  6. ALBINO ANIMALS WEBSITE

  7. albino child, USA albino child, Tanzania

  8. Pink Dolphin This extremely rare and beautiful "pink dolphin" was spotted and photographed by Capt. Erik Rue of Calcasieu Charter Service on June 24th, 2007 during a charter fishing trip on Calcasieu Lake south of Lake Charles, LA. It appears to be an albino dolphin, with reddish eyes and glossy pink skin. It is small in comparison to the others it is traveling with and appears to be a youngster traveling with its mother.

  9. This rare blue lobster was caught in Maine. About 1 in a million lobsters have the rare gene that makes them blue. This rare half-and-half lobster was caught in Steuben, Maine in July 2006. The odds of catching a half-and-half lobster are 1 in 50 to 100 million.

  10. Polydactyly “many fingers”

  11. In reality, Anne Boleyn had six fingers on each hand, not five.

  12. Webbed fingers & toes

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