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Types of Mutations

Authored by Jennifer Sloan

Biology

12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Types of Mutations
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What type of chromosomal mutation loses genes?

Duplication

Inversion

Deletion

Translocation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

Duplication

Inversion

Deletion

Translocation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

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