Mutations

Front

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

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Amino Acids

Front

What type of mutation is represented by the original chromosome ABC-DEF and the mutated chromosome ABBC-DEF?

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Duplication

Front

Identify the mutation in the picture: original sequence ABCD, mutated sequence ABCCCD.

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Duplication

Front

What type of mutation results in a change in a single nucleotide?

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Point Mutation

Front

This type of substitution mutation results in a stop codon.

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Nonsense Mutation

Front

Identify the mutation in the picture: original sequence ABCD, mutated sequence ACD.

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Deletion

Front

What is the mutation called when a segment of DNA is reversed?

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Inversion

Front

Identify the mutation in the picture: original sequence ABCD, mutated sequence ABDC.

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Inversion

Front

What type of mutation involves the transfer of a segment of DNA from one chromosome to another?

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Translocation

Front

What is a silent mutation?

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A mutation that does not change the amino acid sequence of a protein.