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What is the difference between chromosomal mutations and point mutations?

Chromosomal mutation is structural changes in Karyotype or mutation of chromosome & Point mutation is mutation of gene.

Chromosomal mutation is change of Structure of chromosome & are of different types like 1. Deletion. 2. Addition. 3. Translocation. In which part of chromosome is either deleted, added or deleted from one site of chromosome & added to an other.

Point mutation is replacement of a single Nucleotide from a gene segment by another nucleotide. e.g. In a gene segment ACA,DAT,GAT at 4th position D is replaced by by C giving rise to mutated ACA,CAT,GAT gene.

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