Mutations

What are the characteristics of DNA? select all that apply.

• Ribose Sugar

• Deoxyribose sugar

• Nucleotide Bases A, T, C, G

• Nucleotide Bases A, U, C, G

• single stranded

What is the name of the process by which information from DNA is copied into RNA?

• replication

• transcription

• translation

• mutation

The process that uses mRNA to make proteins is known as:

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation

• Mutation

Which of the following is an example of a codon?

• AUG

• ACTG

• RNA

• DNA

Which of the following is a true statement:

• All mutations are good

• All mutations are bad

• mutations can be good or bad

• mutations never happen

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agents in the environment that can change DNA are known as:

• fragrances

• enzymes

• genes

• mutagens

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A Mutation is:

• a chemical that kills cells

• a process that reads DNA

• a change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA

• a type of enzyme

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which of the following are chromosomal mutations?

• Deletion

• Point mutation

• Inversion

• Frame Shift

• Translocation

Which of the following are examples of gene mutations:

Select all that apply:

• Deletion

• Inversion

• Translocation

• Point Mutation

• Frame Shift

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A point mutation...

• is the insertion of a nucleotide in the DNA sequence

• is the deletion of a base

• is when one nucleotide is substituted for another

• affects all the codons in a gene that follows it.

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