Types of Mutations

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What type of mutation adds one base?

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Insertion

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Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

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Mutation

Front

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

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Amino Acids

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What type of mutation happens to just one base?

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Point Mutation

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Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

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double helix

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What is a mutation that removes one or more bases from the DNA sequence?

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Deletion

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What type of mutation replaces one base with another?

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Substitution

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What is the effect of a point mutation?

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It can change a single amino acid in a protein.

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What is a frameshift mutation?

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A mutation that shifts the reading frame of the genetic message.

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What are chromosomal mutations?

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Mutations that affect the structure or number of chromosomes.