Gene Mutations

A geneticist found that a particular mutation had no effect on the protein produced by the gene. What type of mutation would this be called?

• Frameshift Mutation

• Point Mutation

• Silent Mutation

• Missense Mutation

Which of the following amino acids has only one codon?

• Tyr

• Pro

• Trp

• Stop

A particular DNA sequence is made up of 46 codons, if a frameshift mutation were to occur at the 12th codon how many codons would be affected?

• 35

• all of them

• just the 12th codon

• none of them this is a silent mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Identify what type of mutation occurred:

Normal = ATA - CCC - ATC - GTC - ACT

Mutated = ATA - CCC - ACC - GTC - ACT

• Silent

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Identify what kind of mutation occurred:

AAA - TTC - CCG - GGG

AAA - TTT - CCC - GGG - G

• Nonsense

• Point Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A substitution mutation is what type of mutation?

• Point

• Frameshift

• Silent

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A mutation is any change in ____ to an organism.

• Gametic

• Personality

• DNA base sequence

• Cells

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The TWO main types of mutations are... (select all that apply)

• Mutations

• Point

• Frameshift

• Somatic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of mutation occurs when a single nucleotide is substituted for another?

• Silent

• Missense

• Point Mutation

• Frameshift mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Insertions and deletions are what type of mutation?

• Strong mutations

• Frameshift mutations

• Point Mutations

• Nonsense mutations

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2