Mutations

Where do mutations occur?

• DNA and RNA
• DNA 
• RNA
• mRNA and tRNA

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

• Non-Disjunction Mutation

• Chromosomal Mutation

• Point Mutation

• Crossing Over Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

True or false, mutations create genetic diversity?

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Mutations are random.

• True

• False

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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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Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

• Insertion Mutation

• Substitution Mutation

• Deletion Mutation

• Insertion and Deletion Mutations

Genetic mutations can be...

• beneficial, harmful, or neutral

• beneficial only

• harmful only

• neutral only

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An example of a mutation where a piece of chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome is called ___.

• trisomy
• translocation
• inversion
• deletion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Notice the abnormal 23rd chromosome. What caused this?

• Non-Disjunction

• Translocation

• Crossing Over

• The Coronavirus

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What process occurs during meiosis that can result in chromosomal disorders?

• crossing over
• non-disjunction
• anaphase I
• prophase II

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