Mutations

Mutations can be negative because

• They can cause cancer

• They can cause birth defects

• They can help an organism thrive in its environment.

• They can affect offspring.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Mutations can benefit humans because they can:

• Cause illness

• Make an organism more suited to live in its environment.

• Make organisms live shorter lives

• Cause organisms to grow extra limbs.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

A mutation in which only one nucleotide is altered is called a:

• Frameshift Mutation

• Deletion Mutation

• Point Mutation

• Insertion Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

ATTTGAGCC- Original

ATTGAGCC - Mutated

The example above is an example of a

• Insertion

• Point mutation

• Deletion

• Substitution

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Another name for a point mutation is:

• Substitution

• Frameshift

• Insertion

• Deletion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Mutations are SOMETIMES helpful to the organism.

• true

• false

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

True or false, mutations create genetic diversity?

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Frameshift

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original DNA: CAT GAT CCA

New DNA: CAT TGA TCC A

What mutation occurred?

• deletion

• substitution

• tranverse

• insertion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe?

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2