DNA Vocabulary

What is anything that causes a mutation?

• A. mutagen

• B. mutation

• C. substitution

• D. insertion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the twisted ladder shape of DNA?

• A. nucleotide

• B. nitrogen base

• C. double helix

• D. replication

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the process of DNA making a copy of itself?

• A. nucleotide

• B. nitrogen base

• C. double helix

• D. replication

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a mutation where a base pair is removed from a section of DNA?

• A. mutagen

• B. mutation

• C. substitution

• D. deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a complex molecule which contains the genetic information for a living thing (deoxyribonucleic acid)?

• A. mutagen

• B. mutation

• C. substitution

• D. DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the building block of DNA that's made of a phosphate, a sugar, and a nitrogen base?

• A. nucleotide

• B. nitrogen base

• C. double helix

• D. replication

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is a change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information?

• A. mutagen

• B. mutation

• C. substitution

• D. insertion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a part of a nucleotide where Adenine pairs with Thymine and Guanine pairs with Cytosine?

• A. nucleotide

• B. nitrogen base

• C. double helix

• D. replication

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is a mutation where a base pair is replaced (switched) with an incorrect base pair?

• A. mutagen

• B. mutation

• C. substitution

• D. insertion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a mutation where a base pair is added to a section of DNA?

• A. mutagen

• B. mutation

• C. substitution

• D. insertion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2