Types of Mutations

What type of mutation happens to just one base.

• Chromosome mutation

• Point mutation

• DNA mutation

• Deletion mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is it called when a mutation has no effect on the amino acid sequence in the final polypeptide?

• Substitution mutation

• No mutation

• Silent mutation

• Replication mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a mutation?

• A change in a chromosomal region.

• A negative change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.

• A change in one base pair in DNA.

• Any change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What type of chromosomal mutation loses genes?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Deletion

• Translocation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of chromosomal mutation gains a copy of the same genes it already has?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Deletion

• Translocation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of chromosomal mutation removes genes and then re-attaches the genes backwards?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Deletion

• Translocation

What type of chromosomal mutation gains extra genes that it did not have before?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Deletion

• Translocation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What does a nonsense mutation do?

• Changes one amino acid to a stop codon.

• Changes one amino acid to a different amino acid.

• Changes one amino acid to a start codon.

• It does not change the amino acids.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What does a missense mutation do?

• Changes one amino acid to a stop codon.

• Changes one amino acid to a different amino acid.

• Changes one amino acid to a start codon.

• It does not change the amino acids.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What type of gene mutation has occurred here? Normal-

AGA-TTC-ATA-GCG

Mutant-

AGA-TTC-AAT-AGC-G

• Deletion (causing a frameshift)

• Insertion (causing a frameshift)

• Substitution

• Nonsense

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2