Protein Synthesis, RNA & Mutations

A mutation is defined as:

• A change in the cell's structure

• Anything that changes in an embryo

• Any change in the physical features of a human

• A change in the DNA sequence

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What causes mutations?

• Mistakes in replication or environmental substances
• The amino acids
• Passed down by genetics
• It's how your born

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Mutations are random.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What are the three types of mutation? 

• Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution
• Deletion, Newstion, Subsitution 
• Newstion, Deletion, Insertion 
• Insertion, Newstion, Substitution 

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

If you are missing or have an extra base  at the end of your mutated DNA . What type of mutation occurred?

• Substitution
• Frameshift
• Duplication 
• Insertion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

RNA contains the sugar

• ribose
• deoxyribose
• glucose
• lactose

Which of the following statements is true?

• DNA is single-stranded
• RNA is single-stranded
• DNA contains uracil
• RNA contains deoxyribose

What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of bases?

• RNA contains uracil in place of thymine
• RNA contains uracil in place of adenine
• RNA contains uracil in place of guanine
• RNA contains uracil in place of  cytosine

In messenger RNA, each codon specifies a particular

• nucleotide
• enzyme
• amino acid
• promoter

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Which of the following statements about the genetic code is true?

• A codon can specify more than one amino acid
• Every codon specifies a different amino acid
• Some codons specify the same amino acid
• Some codons have no function at all