DNA Mutations Lesson

Open Ended

Can a mutation in an animal or plant actually help it survive better? Can you think of an example?

Multiple Select

Which of the following would be considered a frameshift type of point mutation?

• insertion

• deletion

• substitution

Multiple Choice

ATT-TGA-GCC- Original

ATT-GAG-CC - Mutated

The example above is an example of a

• Insertion- Frameshift

• Deletion- Substitution

• Deletion -Frameshift

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is nondisjunction?

• A chromosomal mutation involving the loss of a segment of a chromosome

• A condition in which an individual has an extra copy of a specific chromosome

• A genetic disorder characterized by intellectual disability and distinct facial features

• A genetic event during cell division when chromosomes fail to separate properly

Multiple Choice

Which change below would result in a different Amino Acid? 
3'-GCT-5'

• GTT
• TCT
• TCC
• GCA

Labeling

Label each of the following chromosomal mutations

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Deletion

Inversion

Duplication

Translocation

Multiple Choice

A mutation that has NO effect on an organism's ability to survive and reproduce

• harmful mutation

• helpful mutation

• neutral mutation