Mutations

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How can mutations benefit an organism?

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Make an organism more suited to live in its environment.

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Mutation

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A change in the DNA sequence

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A mutation can occur if a base pair is ____________, deleted, or substituted for another.

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added

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A mutation in which only one nucleotide is altered is called a:

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Point Mutation

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ATTTGAGCC- Original ATTGAGCC - Mutated The example above is an example of a Insertion, Point mutation, Deletion , Substitution

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Deletion

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Mutations are random.

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True

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Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation? Options: Insertions only, Substitution only, Deletion only, Insertions and Deletions

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Insertions and Deletions

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What do gene mutations change?

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DNA

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This type of substitution codes for a stop codon: Missense, Nonsense, Silent, Deletion

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Nonsense

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A type of substitution in which no amino acids change is called

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Silent