DNA Mutations: Ch 4 L 2

DNA Mutations

Ch 4 L 2 p. 118-123

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Mutations can cause what?

• The passing of the mutation to the offspring

• An incorrect trait to appear

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Mutations can cause what?

• The passing of the mutation to the offspring

• An incorrect trait to appear

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Mutations can cause what?

• The passing of the mutation to the offspring

• An incorrect trait to appear

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What is any change in DNA or gene of a chromosome?

• Mutation

• Disorder

• Incorrect

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What are the three types of mutation? 

• Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution
• Deletion, Newstion, Subsitution 
• Newstion, Deletion, Insertion 
• Insertion, Newstion, Substitution 

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Original: ATC CAT
Mutation: ATC GCAT
What mutation occurred?

• deletion
• insertion
• silent
• transverse

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Normal-
GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA
Mutant
GAG CTC-CAC-AGA

• no mutation
• substitution
• insertion
• deletion

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DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Insertion
• Inversion

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What do hurtful mutations do? 

• Decrease chances of survival 
• Increases changes of survival 
• Decreases likelihood of developing cancer
• Increases likelihood of developing cancer

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Which of the following is an example of a helpful mutation? 

• Develops speed 
• Decreases speed
• Increases weight gain 
• Develops no camflauge 

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What do helpful mutations do? 

• Increases chances of survival 
• Decreases changes of survival 
• Increases chances of developing cancer
• Decreases skills

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Which of the following is an example of a hurtful mutation? 

• Developing cancer
• Makes the organism faster
• Makes the organism a predator 
• Develops sharp claws

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Anything that can cause mutations or turn on cancer genes.

Examples: smoking, radiation, chemicals, poor diet

• Risk Factors

• Mutations

• Tumors

• Predispositions

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What is cancer?

• The heart does not receive enough blood.
• Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
• Blood filled weak spot.
• Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.

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An abnormal mass/group of cancer cells is called a

• tumor

• cyst

• lesion

• polyp

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These are examples of:

• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation

• Treatments for Cancer

• Mutations

• Examples of Asexual Reproduction

• Types of Tumors

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Using drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.

• chemotherapy
• radiation therapy
• cancer surgery
• mitotic spindling

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Something that increases the chance of developing a disease.

• morbidity
• palliative treatment
• lifetime risk
• risk factor

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Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

• the cell cycle
• red blood cell formation
• DNA replication
• ATP synthesis

Review Questions

Multiple Choice

Anything that can cause mutations or turn on cancer genes.

Examples: smoking, radiation, chemicals, poor diet

• Risk Factors

• Mutations

• Tumors

• Predispositions

Multiple Choice

These are examples of:

• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation

• Treatments for Cancer

• Mutations

• Examples of Asexual Reproduction

• Types of Tumors

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Term for a group of more than 100 diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control.

• biopsy
• epiodemiology
• cancer
• mortality

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Something that increases the chance of developing a disease.

• morbidity
• palliative treatment
• lifetime risk
• risk factor

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An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 

• tumor
• cyst
• lesion
• polyp

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What is the definition of DNA mutation? 

• The original DNA strand
• The strand with four pairs 
• A change in the DNA strand
• The strand in a double helix 

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Which of the following is an example of a helpful mutation? 

• Develops speed 
• Decreases speed
• Increases weight gain 
• Develops no camflauge 

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What do helpful mutations do? 

• Increases chances of survival 
• Decreases changes of survival 
• Increases chances of developing cancer
• Decreases skills

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a hurtful mutation? 

• Developing cancer
• Makes the organism faster
• Makes the organism a predator 
• Develops sharp claws

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What do hurtful mutations do? 

• Decrease chances of survival 
• Increases changes of survival 
• Decreases likelihood of developing cancer
• Increases likelihood of developing cancer

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Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

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What are the three types of mutation? 

• Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution
• Deletion, Newstion, Subsitution 
• Newstion, Deletion, Insertion 
• Insertion, Newstion, Substitution 

Multiple Choice

What are the three types of mutation? 

• Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution
• Deletion, Newstion, Subsitution 
• Newstion, Deletion, Insertion 
• Insertion, Newstion, Substitution 

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What pairs with Cytosine (C)?

• Guanine (G)
• Cytosine (C)
• Adenine (A)
• Thymine

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What pairs with Thymine (T)?

• Adenine (A)
• Thymine (T)
• Guanine (G)
• Cytosine (C) 

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What pairs with Guanine (G)?

• Adenine (A)
• Thymine (T)
• Cytosine (C)
• Guanine (G)

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What pairs with Adenine (A)? 

• Guanine (G)
• Cytosine (C)
• Adenine (A)
• Thymine (T)

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DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Insertion
• Inversion

Multiple Choice

Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No