Mutations

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Mutations are a change in the _______________ sequence of DNA.

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nucleotide

Front

Which of the following is a POINT mutation (ONE nucleotide change)? Options: translocation, substitution, chromosomal

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substitution

Front

What type of mutation is shown in the figure? Options: translocation, substitution, deletion, insertion

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substitution

Front

Type of mutation shown in the diagram: chromosomal, insertion, deletion, duplication

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deletion

Front

Type of mutation shown in the diagram: insertion, deletion, substitution, inversion

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insertion

Front

Insertion and deletion mutations are also called _________________ mutations, because they change the grouping of nucleotides within codons.

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frameshift

Front

What type of mutation changes large pieces of a chromosome?

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chromosomal mutation

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What type of mutation is shown in the image?

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translocation

Front

What structure is labeled "A" in the figure?

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amino acid

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What structure is labeled "B" in the figure?

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ribosome