DNA and Mutations

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Original: ATC CAT (original code) Mutation: ATC GCA T What mutation occurred?

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insertion

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DNA molecule segment is : TTA CGC AAG The mutated DNA segment TTA CGC G. This is an example of ___ mutation.

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Deletion

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A mutation is defined as:

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A change in the DNA sequence

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What are the nucleotides made of?

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Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base

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What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

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adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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What type of mutation occurs when a base is subtracted from the sequence?

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Deletion

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What mutation has occurred here? TGA ACT GCA (original) TGA TGA GCA

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Duplication

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Which sequence is shown here? TCG ACT GCT (original) TCG ACT TGC T

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Insertion

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Are all mutations bad?

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No