
12.1 Mutations Reading Questions
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is nondisjunction?
Failure of genes to be passed on to future generations
A mutation caused by the environment
Failure of chromosomes to separate properly
A duplication of genes on a chromosome
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mutations in DNA molecules can occur when —
replication of DNA is exact
a DNA enzyme attaches to an RNA codon
RNA codons are replaced by DNA nucleotides
a change occurs in DNA nucleotide bases
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following changes would be expected in the amino acid chain if the following mutation occurred?
(use the codon chart)
ACG GUC CCG - ACG GCC CCG
The amino acid sequence would be shorter than expected.
The identity of one amino acid would change
The amino acid sequence would remain unchanged.
The identities of more than one amino acid would change.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of DNA provides instructions for how to produce a protein?
The sequence of nitrogen bases
The sugar molecules
The phosphate groups
The bonds that hold the sugar and bases together
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Substitutions, insertions, and deletions are known as “point” mutations because they
change the genetic information of DNA
affect the structure of a chromosome
involve only a single nucleotide
change the amino acid that is inserted into a protein
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following can be a mutagen?
an inversion
a toxic chemical
a nucleotide
a random mutation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The DNA sequence TTT codes for the amino acid lysine. The DNA sequence TTC also codes for lysine. What can you conclude from this information?
a deletion in the genetic instructions may not be significant
adding a nucleotide to a genetic sequence has no effect
any substitution that changes the genetic code affects a trait
this kind of substitution in the genetic code may go unnoticed
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