Mutations

Mutations are spontaneous

• True

• False

The type of mutation in which a nitrogenous base is removed.

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Duplication

The type of mutation in which a nitrogenous base is exchanged with another nitrogenous base

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Duplication

The type of mutation in which a nitrogenous base is added to the DNA Sequence

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Duplication

Which of the following would be a description of a mutation?

• the creation of RNA using DNA as a template

• producing 2 identical strands of DNA from a parent molecule

• an unexpected change in the order of nucleotides on a DNA strand

• the creation of a protein by reading RNA codons

Which of the following is a type of mutation where a section of chromosome is flipped around?

• insertion

• deletion

• inversion

• translocation

Which of the following would be considered a frameshift type of point mutation?

• insertion

• deletion

• substitution

What type of point mutation would cause the least problems?

• missense

• nonsense

• silent

• frameshift

What type of mutation is more like to cause serious problems?

• point mutation

• chromosomal mutation

Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

• transgenic shift
• Single Genotype
• Monohybrid Trait
• Mutation