Cell Cycle - Mitosis and Mutations

Open Ended

Day 6b - Errors in Mitosis & Mutation

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Learning Target: I can predict the source of gene expression and mutations by differentiating the types of mutations

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Bellwork (Do Now): What would happen if a nucleotide is changed during replication?

Multiple Choice

EOC Question of the Day

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Cell division is preceded by two growth phases. Besides growth, both G1 and G2

• contain checkpoints that determine if the cell cycle will continue.

• grow and produce enough cytoplasm to fill two cells.

• help move chromosomes to the new daughter cells.

• produce more chromosomes before the cell divides.

Multiple Choice

A mutation is

• any change to the DNA sequence.

• any change to the DNA sequence that also changes the protein sequence.

• any change to the DNA sequence that has an effect on the organism.

• any change the DNA sequence that has a negative effect on the organism.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a silent mutation?

• A mutation that changes a codon to another codon that codes for a different amino acid
• A mutation that has no effect on the amino acid sequence
• A mutation that results in a premature stop codon
• A mutation that changes a codon to another codon that codes for the same amino acid

Multiple Choice

Which of the following contains a frameshift mutation of the sequence below?

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CGA TAG GCC AGC

• CGA TTG GCC AGC

• CGA TAG GGC CAG C

• CGA TAG GCA AGC

• CGA TAG AGC

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks in the statement below with either "tumors" or "cancers".

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All ___ are ___, but not all ___ are ___.

Multiple Choice

EOC Question of the Day

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Cell division is preceded by two growth phases. Besides growth, both G1 and G2

• contain checkpoints that determine if the cell cycle will continue.

• grow and produce enough cytoplasm to fill two cells.

• help move chromosomes to the new daughter cells.

• produce more chromosomes before the cell divides.