Mutations & Pedigrees

Which of the following is NOT a cause of mutations?

• Mistakes made during meiosis

• Mistakes made during protein synthesis

• Viruses

• Bacteria

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which type of mutations happen during DNA replication?

• Gene Mutations

• Nondisjunction

• Translocation

• Chromosome Mutations

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An insertion or deletion of a nucleotide is an example of a...

• Frameshift Mutation

• Point Mutation

• Chromosome Mutation

• Nondisjunction

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

AAG to CAG is an example of a...

• Point Mutation

• Frameshift Mutation

• Nondisjunction

• Duplication

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is NOT a chromosome mutation?

• Nondisjunction

• Duplication

• Translocation

• Relocation

In which type of mutation do chromosomes fail to separate correctly during anaphase?

• Nondisjunction

• Translocation

• Gene Mutations

• Duplication

Which type of mutation changes the size of a chromosome?

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Substitution

• Duplication

Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) is an example of...

• Nondisjunction

• Duplication

• Translocation

• Gene Mutation

What would be the genotype of an affected individual with an autosomal recessive disorder?

• AA

• Aa

• aa

• X^aY

Which of the following genotypes could be a carrier?

• Tt

• TT

• tt

• X^TY

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1