[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Everyone has mutations. Mutations are essential for evolution to occur. This tutorial defines mutations and explains the different types: somatic mutations, germline...

These class notes from a Microbiology course at Acadia University outline point mutations, frameshift mutations, mutagens, mutation rate, and mutant isolation. A good way to review already learned concepts.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Surveys different types of mutations.

A good overview of mutation types, causes, and effects. Scroll down to the section on types of mutations for a good overview of frameshifts.

Using a bead-bracelet simulation, construct a sequence of amino acids. Then, discover the effects of silent, point, and frameshift mutations.

Learn how mutations in genes can occur during DNA replication.