Mutations

Are all mutations bad?

• Yes
• No

A mutation that does NOT alter the protein production is called a 

• deletion mutation
• inversion mutation
• silent mutation
• transverse mutation

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

• deletion
• insertion
• silent
• transverse

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original DNA: CAT GAT
New DNA: CAT AT
What mutation occurred?

• deletion
• substitution 
• tranverse
• insertion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Gene: ABCDEF
Mutation: ACEFCD
What mutation?

• deletion
• substitution
• inversion
• insertion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Gene: ABC
New Gene: BBC
What mutation

• deletion
• insertion
• substitution
• transversion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Match the following

• A single nucleotide has mutated, but the resulting amino acid is not affected

• Nonsense Point Mutation

• A nucleotide has been added or removed, and all subsequent amino acids are different

• Frameshift Mutation

• A single nucleotide has mutated, resulting in a 'STOP' codon

• Missense Point Mutation

• A single nucleotide has mutated, resulting in a different Amino Acid

• Silent Point Mutation