Mutations

​Chromosomes are how your DNA is packaged in your cells. Humans have 46 Chromosomes.

Match

Match the chromosome mutations with the correct names

Translocation

Deletion

Duplication

Inversion

• Translocation

• Deletion

• Duplication

• Inversion

Match

If the original sequence of DNA is

ATG CGG TAC

Match the sequences below with the type of point mutation they are:

• ATCGGTAC

• ATGCGGTAC

• ATGCGGCAC

• ATGCCGGTAC

Deletion

Not Mutated

Substitution

Insertion

• Deletion

• Not Mutated

• Substitution

• Insertion

Drag and Drop

A ​

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mutation causes changes to large regions of DNA, while a ​

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mutation changes only a single letter.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

chromosomal

point

Multiple Select

Frameshift mutations are what we call any mutation that messes up the codons (the groups of three) that the DNA is read in. Select all of the following mutations which would be frameshift mutations.

• Insertion mutations

• Deletion mutations

• Substitution mutations

Multiple Choice

Which type of mutation would be the least likely to cause harm?

• A silent point mutation

• A frameshift point mutation

• A missense point mutation

• A translocation chromosome mutation