DNA Mutations

Front

What is a chromosomal mutation that involves the reversal of a segment of DNA?

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Inversion

Front

What are the three-nucleotide sequences in mRNA that correspond to specific amino acids called?

Back

Codons

Front

What type of mutation can result from the addition or deletion of nucleotides in a DNA sequence?

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Frameshift mutation

Front

Which mutations can lead to a frameshift mutation?

Back

Insertions and Deletions

Front

In DNA base pairing, which base pairs with Adenine (A)?

Back

Thymine (T)

Front

In DNA base pairing, which base pairs with Cytosine (C)?

Back

Guanine (G)

Front

What is the term for a mutation that involves the loss of a segment of DNA?

Back

Deletion

Front

What is the term for a mutation that involves the duplication of a segment of DNA?

Back

Duplication

Front

What is a mutation that replaces one nucleotide with another called?

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Substitution

Front

What is the effect of a frameshift mutation on the resulting protein?

Back

It can alter the entire amino acid sequence downstream of the mutation.