Protein Synthesis and Mutation

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

What are the three types of gene mutations?

• Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution

• Deletion, Inversion, Subsitution

• Translocation, Deletion, Insertion

• Insertion, Duplication, Substitution

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• no mutation
• substitution
• insertion
• deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following is an example of a hurtful mutation? 

• Developing cancer
• Makes the organism faster
• Makes the organism a predator 
• Develops sharp claws

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Which of the following is an example of a helpful mutation? 

• Develops speed 
• Decreases speed
• Increases weight gain 
• Develops no camflauge 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

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

• deletion
• insertion
• silent
• transverse

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2