Mutations

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

• DNA
• RNA
• Ribosomes
• Amino Acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

• transgenic shift
• Single Genotype
• Monohybrid Trait
• Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Insertion
• Inversion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What is a Gene?

• A segment of RNA that encodes for a protein
• A chromosome
• A segment of DNA that encodes for a protein
• Your genome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Normal-
GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA
Mutant
GAG CTC-CAC-AGA

• no mutation
• substitution
• insertion
• deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What pairs with Adenine (A)? 

• Guanine (G)
• Cytosine (C)
• Adenine (A)
• Thymine (T)

What pairs with Thymine (T)?

• Adenine (A)
• Thymine (T)
• Guanine (G)
• Cytosine (C) 

What pairs with Guanine (G)?

• Adenine (A)
• Thymine (T)
• Cytosine (C)
• Guanine (G)

What pairs with Cytosine (C)?

• Guanine (G)
• Cytosine (C)
• Adenine (A)
• Thymine