Mutations

Mutations

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Biology

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

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Point Mutation

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Another name for a point mutation is:

Back

Substitution

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

An insertion or deletion can also be described as a:

Back

Frameshift mutation

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

ATTTGAGCC- Original
ATTGAGCC - Mutated
The example above is an example of a 

Back

Deletion -Frameshift

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Normal-
GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA
Mutant
GAG CTC-CAC-AGA
Options: no mutation, substitution, insertion, deletion

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substitution

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The two kinds of frameshift mutations are:

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Deletion and insertion

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The information encoded in DNA is transcribed to mRNA using: DNA Polymerase, RNA Polymerase, Ribosomes, Helicase

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RNA Polymerase

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