Mutations 1

What effect do silent mutations have on offspring?

• They are harmless

• They cause death

• There are no silent mutations

• They all cause disease

When do genetic mutations get passed from parent to offspring?

• When the Gametes (sex cells) are mutated

• When the mutation changes the order of DNA

• When the mutation occurs randomly

Mutations are...

• Changes in the sequence of DNA

• Broken chromosomes

• Bad genes

Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

• transgenic shift
• Single Genotype
• Monohybrid Trait
• Mutation

Where do mutations occur?

• DNA and RNA
• DNA 
• RNA
• mRNA and tRNA

Mutations affect the ________ of a protein. Because of this the proteins ______ is affected as well. 

• gene, function 
• sequence, gene
• shape,function

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No

What is a codon?

• It is a three letter section of bases that are read by ribosomes to stamp amino acids into a protein
• They are the codes on the DNA (hence "code-on"
• It is a type of mutation that occurs when there has been a substitution, deletion or insertion.
• It is a made up word for this quiz. Nice try, Wampler.

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

Mutations make the population

• Less Diverse

• No Change

• More Diverse

• Reduce the Population