Mutations

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

• Point mutation

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Insertion mutation

This figure is an example of:

• Missense

• Nonsense

• Silent

• Frameshift

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An insertion or deletion can also be described as a:

• Point mutation

• Selective Breeding

• Frameshift mutation

• Natural Selection

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A mutation that alters a single codon changes a single amino acid. This is called a:

• Missense

• Nonsense

• Silent

• Frameshift

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

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Insertion
• Frameshift 

Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No

Which of the following does not cause mutations?

• X-rays

• Chemicals like tobacco or pollutants

• Drinking water

• UV rays

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A factor in the environment that can cause a mutation

• mRNA

• tRNA

• Protein

• Mutagen

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Mutations are SOMETIMES helpful to the organism.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2