Mutations

Mutations can benefit an organism 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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A mutation is defined as:

• A change in the cell's structure

• Anything that changes in an embryo

• Any change in the physical features of a human

• A change in the DNA sequence

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A mutation can occur if a base pair is ____________, deleted, or substituted for another.

• modified

• added

• transferred

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

• Frameshift Mutation

• Deletion Mutation

• Point Mutation

• Insertion Mutation

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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

Mutations are random.

• True

• False

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Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

• Insertions only
• Substitution only
• Deletion only
• Insertions and Deletions

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What do gene mutations change?

• DNA

• RNA

• Proteins

• Lipids

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This type of substitution codes for a stop codon

• Missense
• Nonsense
• Silent
• Deletion

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A type of substitution in which no  amino acids change is called 

• Missense
• Nonsense
• Silent
• Deletion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2