Transcription, Translation, Mutations

When do genetic mutations get passed from parent to offspring?

• When the Gametes (sex cells) are mutated

• When the mutation changes the order of DNA

• When the mutation occurs randomly

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Mutations are...

• Changes in the sequence of DNA

• Broken chromosomes

• Bad genes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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Original: ATC CAT
Mutation: ATC GCAT
What mutation occurred?

• deletion
• insertion
• silent
• transverse

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original DNA: CAT GAT
New DNA: CAT AT
What mutation occurred?

• deletion
• substitution 
• tranverse
• insertion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Gene: ABC
New Gene: BBC
What mutation

• deletion
• insertion
• substitution
• transversion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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 gametes (sex cells) 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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If a mutation occurs in an expressed gene, it will most directly affect the structure of a cell's

• ATP
• proteins
• energy source
• membrane

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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Which of the following best describes how genes influence an organism's traits?

• Genes control the production of proteins, which affect the organism's traits.

• DNA controls the production of lipids, which determine the organism's traits.

• Carbohydrates control the production of genes, which affects the organism's traits.

• Genes control the development of sister centrioles, which determine the organism's traits.

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Genetic mutations can be...

• beneficial, harmful, or neutral

• beneficial only

• harmful only

• neutral only

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which process is used to copy DNA in the nucleus?

• replication
• transcription
• translation

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