gene expression and mutation

What are three parts of a DNA nucleotide?

• Phosphate group

• Sugar

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogenous base

Your body needs (a)   to create muscles, regulate chemical reactions, transport oxygen, and perform other important tasks in your body.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the molecule pictured here?

• DNA
• RNA
• Nitrogen Base
• Nucleotide

Change in the genetic material of a cell.

• mutation
• RNA
• promoter
• anticodon
• homeotic gene

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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A group of organic molecules that includes DNA and RNA , which store and transmit genetic information used for protein synthesis

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

• Lipids

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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Below is a small section of a DNA molecule. Which of the choices below represents the complementary (meaning DNA not RNA) section that would be made?

A T T C G G G A T A T T

• TAAGCCCTATAA

• AUUGCCCAUAUU

• ATTCGGGATATT

• UAAGCCCUAUAA

What type of mutation is this?

Original DNA;

TATGAACTGGAA

Mutated DNA;

TATGAATTGGAA

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Frameshift

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A mutation is a _______________ in the nucleotide base sequence of a gene.

• wrinkle

• change

• bump

• tumor

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are three types of point mutations

• Silent

• Missense

• Inversion

• Nonsense

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2