DNA Mutation Review

What type of mutation involves substituting a DNA base with a different base?

• point mutation

• frameshift mutation

• silent mutation

• chromosomal mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of mutation involves substituting a DNA base with a different base but still forms the same protein?

• point mutation

• frameshift mutation

• silent mutation

• chromosomal mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of mutation involves adding or deleting bases from the DNA, which results in new codons (a shift in the reading of the codons)?

• point mutation

• frameshift mutation

• silent mutation

• chromosomal mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original DNA = TAC GAC TTG AAT

Mutated DNA = TAC GAC TCG AAT

What type of mutation has occurred?

• Chromosomal mutation

• Point mutation

• Frameshift mutation

• No mutation occurred

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original DNA = TAC GAC TTG AAT

Mutated DNA = TAC GTA CTT GAA T

What type of mutation has occurred?

• Chromosomal mutation

• Point mutation

• Frameshift mutation due to adding extra base

• Frameshift mutation due to deletion of base

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original DNA = TAC GAC TTG AAT

Mutated DNA = TAC GAC TTG AAT

What type of mutation has occurred?

• Chromosomal mutation

• Point mutation

• Frameshift mutation

• No mutation occurred

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of chromosomal mutation occurred?

• chromosomal insertion/duplication

• chromosomal deletion

• chromosomal inversion

• chromosomal translocation

What type of chromosomal mutation occurred?

• chromosomal insertion/duplication

• chromosomal deletion

• chromosomal inversion

• chromosomal translocation

What type of chromosomal mutation occurred?

• chromosomal insertion/duplication

• chromosomal deletion

• chromosomal inversion

• chromosomal translocation

Original DNA = TAC GAC TTG AAT

Mutated DNA = TAC ACT TGA AT

What type of mutation has occurred?

• Chromosomal mutation

• Point mutation

• Frameshift mutation due to addition of base

• Frameshift mutation due to deletion of base

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2