DNA and RNA EOC review

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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Mutations can be...

• Harmful

• Beneficial

• Neutral

• All of the Above

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Your enzymes can repair some mutations

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Mutations are...

• Changes in the sequence of DNA

• Broken chromosomes

• Bad genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Body Cell mutations can contribute to...

• Cancer

• Parkinson's Disease

• Bronchitis

• Heart Failure

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Mutations can be a result of...

• Environmental Exposure

• Lack of sleep

• Not enough exercise

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a type of Mutation?

• Deletions

• Insertions

• Base Substitutions

• All of the Above

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Why do most changes to DNA have NO effect at all?

• Because they're too minor to have any effect

• Because the changes are offset by RNA, which cannot change

• Because the changes are quickly repaired

• Because the changes only occur in a few cells

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Frameshift

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original: ATC CAT

Mutation: ATC GCAT

What mutation occurred?

• deletion

• insertion

• silent

• transverse

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2