Mutation

a change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA 

• is a mutation
• can be a mutation or an epigenetic change
• is an epigenetic change
• always leads to a permanent change in DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

which of the following mutations results in the loss or addition of a single nucleotide, changing the DNA triplets

• missense
• nonsense
• frameshift
• silent

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What do mutations change?

• DNA
• Chromosomes
• Genes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What mutation has occurred here? 
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Insertion
• Frameshift 

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What type of chromosomal mutation is this?

• Inversion
• Translocation
• Deletion
• Duplication

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

• Insertions only
• Substitution only
• Deletion only
• Insertions and Deletions

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Gene: ABCDEF
Mutation: ACEFCD
What mutation occurred?

• deletion
• substitution
• inversion
• insertion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

• DNA
• RNA
• Ribosomes
• Amino Acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

In DNA, Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine