Mutations

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What mutation has occurred here? T-G-A-C-C-A T-G-A-G-C-A

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Substitution

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Most mutations are ______________.

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neutral

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DNA molecule segment is TTACGCAAG. The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

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Deletion

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Mutation

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A change in the DNA sequence

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

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Deletion - Frameshift

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What mutation has occurred here?
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A
Options: Substitution, Deletion, Insertion, Frameshift

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Substitution

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Why are insertion and deletion (frameshift) mutations so harmful?

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They change all of the codons from the mutation on down the line, which changes the amino acid sequence

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Identify the DELETION mutation from the following: ATG CCA AAT
Options: ATG TCA AAT, ATG CCT AAA T, ATC CA AT, ATG CCA AAT

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ATC CA AT

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Mutations are always bad/harmful.

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False

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Possible negative consequences of mutations could be genetic ____________________ and cancer.

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disorders