DNA and Mutations

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Insertion
• Inversion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original: ATC CAT
Mutation: ATC GCAT
What mutation occurred?

• deletion
• insertion
• silent
• transverse

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

A T T T G A G C C- Original

A T T G A G C C - Mutated

The example above is an example of a :

• Insertion

• Substitution

• Deletion

• All of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is an example of a harmful mutation? 

• Developing cancer
• Makes the organism faster
• Makes the organism a predator 
• Develops sharp claws

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a Gene?

• A segment of RNA that encodes for a protein
• A chromosome
• A segment of DNA that encodes for a protein
• Your genome

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A person who does not express a trait, but who passes the trait on to his offspring.

• carrier

• parent

• genetic

• chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A segment of DNA that codes for a single trait

• gene

• chromosome

• protein

• chromatin

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

a very long stretch of DNA tightly wound into a condensed body, has thousands of genes

• chromosome

• nucleus

• chromatin

• genetic code

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

a change in DNA

• mutation

• mutagen

• polygenic

• trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2