Biology AIR Test Review - Heredity

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What type of mutation produces a fully functioning protein?

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Silent mutation produces a fully functioning protein.

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What are the chromosomes that pair up during meiosis called?

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Homologous chromosomes.

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What is the term for when the DNA of an organism is altered?

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Mutation.

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What is a change in DNA sequence called?

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Mutation.

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If I have 2 X chromosomes, what am I?

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Female.

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What is a mutation?

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A mutation is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism.

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What is a missense mutation?

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A missense mutation is a type of mutation that results in a different amino acid being incorporated into a protein.

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What is a frameshift mutation?

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A frameshift mutation occurs when nucleotides are added or deleted from the DNA sequence, altering the reading frame.

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What is a point mutation?

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A point mutation is a change in a single nucleotide in the DNA sequence.

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What are homologous chromosomes?

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Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes that have the same structure and gene sequence.