Mutations

A chemical or physical agent that causes mutations is called a:

• Mutant

• Carcinogen

• Mutagen

• Extracellular Agent

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A mutation in which only one nucleotide is altered is called a:

• Frameshift Mutation

• Deletion Mutation

• Point Mutation

• Insertion Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If a mutation codes for an early stop codon, it's called a:

• Point mutation

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Insertion mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Another name for a point mutation is:

• Substitution

• Frameshift

• Insertion

• Deletion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An example of a DNA mutagen is:

• Ultraviolet light

• Sugar

• Trans Fat

• Cholesterol

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

This figure is an example of:

• Missense

• Nonsense

• Silent

• Frameshift

The information encoded in DNA is transcribed to mRNA using:

• DNA Polymerase

• RNA Polymerase

• Ribosomes

• Helicase

The start codon is a necessary part of initiation in:

• Transcription

• Replication

• Translation

• Cell division

An insertion or deletion can also be described as a:

• Point mutation

• Selective Breeding

• Frameshift mutation

• Natural Selection

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

ATTTGAGCC- Original
ATTGAGCC - Mutated
The example above is an example of a 

• Insertion- Frameshift
• Deletion- Substitution
• Deletion -Frameshift
• All of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2