Mutations

Which mutation has occurred?

original: TGA-CCA

mutated: TGA-TCA

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Frameshift

Which mutation has occurred?

original: TTA-AAC-GCA-AGT

mutated: TTA-GCA-AGT

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Inversion

Any change in the sequence of DNA is called a ____________.

• transgenic shift

• single genotype

• monohybrid trait

• mutation

Which organelle is DNA found in?

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• chloroplast

• nucleus

Which mutation has occurred?

original: CAT-GAT

mutated: CAT-AT

• deletion

• substitution

• tranverse

• insertion

Which mutation has occurred?

original: ATC-CAT

mutated: ATC-GCAT

• deletion

• insertion

• silent

• transverse

Which mutation has occurred?

original: AGA-TTC-ATA-GCG

mutated: AGA-TTC-ATA--TAG-CTA-GCG

• deletion

• insertion

• substitution

• nonsense

Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe?

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

Why are insertion and deletion mutations so harmful?

• Adding or deleting more than one base pair affects the whole DNA sequence

• Because Gregor Mendel said so

• Because they are mutations

• Insertion and deletion are not any more harmful than substitution mutations.

What do mutations change?

• DNA
• Chromosomes
• Genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2