Mutations

Mutations are__________

• Harmful
• Harmful or beneficial
• Neutral
• Harmful, neutral, or beneficial

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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A rabbit that has short deformed legs and cannot jump or run fast would have a____

• Harmful mutation
• Beneficial mutation
• Neutral mutation
• normal life

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

A desert animal with extra thick fur/hair would be___

• Harmful
• Neutral
• Beneficial
• Happy

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Is a scar a mutation

• Yes
• No

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Mutations are__________

• Harmful
• Harmful or beneficial
• Neutral
• Harmful, neutral, or beneficial

 Are mutations random?

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Mutations:

• are changes in the DNA structure

• produce allele variation

• can have a harmful, beneficial, or neutral effect on an organism

• all of the above

What does it mean to be a genetic carrier?

• They could pass it along to their children.

• They don't have the disease themselves.

• Both are true.

Would a mutation in the DNA of a skin cell be passed on to an organism's offspring?

• Yes, because any change to the DNA is passed on to the offspring

• Maybe. Sex cells only use half of the body's genetic code. It might get the copy of a gene that wasn't mutated.

• No. Only mutations that occur in the sex cells that are passed on to the offspring

• Without knowing the animal, it would be hard to tell whether or not the mutation would be passed on.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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