Mutations and GE Review

Identify the mutation in the picture.

• Inversion
• Duplication
• Deletion
• Translocation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of chromosomal mutation has occurred?

• substitution
• insertion
• deletion
• nondisjunction

The chromosomal mutation shown in the image is a

• deletion

• duplication

• inversion

• translocation

How does an insertion mutation affect the DNA?

• Nitrogen bases are added

• Nitrogen bases are exchanged

• Nitrogen bases are damaged

• Nitrogen bases are deleted

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What would happen to the mRNA sequence CCG if A (Adenine) was substituted for the third base G (Guanine)?

• The amino acid would change to STOP

• The amino acid would change to Serine

• There would be no change in the amino acid sequence

• The protein would be smaller

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

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

Which Karyotype displays a female with Down syndrome?

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Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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

• Frameshift Mutation

• Deletion Mutation

• Point Mutation

• Insertion Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

A segment of DNA produces methionine, threonine, histidine, aspartate, and glycine when translated. A substitution mutation occurs and causes the sythesis of the segment shown. Which is the new peptide chain when the new DNA segment is translated?

• methionine, leucine, histidine, aspartate, glycine
• methionine, phenylalanine, histidine, aspartate, glycine
• Methionine, proline, histidine, aspartate, glycine
• methionine, serine, histidine, aspartate, glycine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS1-1