D1.3 Mutation & Gene Editing Quiz - SL

What are the consequences of gene mutation?

• No effect on the protein sequence

• Functional or dysfunctional polypeptide

• Shortened polypeptide that may function improperly

• Altered structure and function of the protein

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which type of mutation results in a shortened polypeptide that may function improperly or not at all?

• Silent base substitution mutation

• Frameshift - insertion mutation

• Missense base substitution mutation

• Nonsense base substitution mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the original source of all genetic variation?

• Gene recombination

• Gene duplication

• Gene mutation

• Gene transcription

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Which type of mutation shifts the grouping of the 3 bases that code for 1 amino acid, resulting in a nonfunctional protein?

• Frameshift - deletion mutation

• Nonsense base substitution mutation

• Missense base substitution mutation

• Silent base substitution mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the consequence of a missense base substitution mutation?

• No change of the amino acid

• Shortened polypeptide that may function improperly

• Functional or dysfunctional polypeptide

• Altered structure and function of the protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which mutation type involves the entire reading frame being changed, often resulting in a nonfunctional polypeptide?

• Silent base substitution mutation

• Missense base substitution mutation

• Nonsense base substitution mutation

• Frameshift - insertion mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What causes gene mutation by errors in DNA repair or replication and exposure to mutagens?

• Gene transcription

• Gene duplication

• Gene recombination

• Gene mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which type of mutation results in a base substitution that causes no change of the amino acid when translated?

• Frameshift - deletion mutation

• Nonsense base substitution mutation

• Missense base substitution mutation

• Silent base substitution mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In which cells can mutations be inherited and passed onto offspring?

• Germ line cells

• Somatic cells

• Both germ line and somatic cells

• Neither germ line nor somatic cells

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the consequence of a frameshift mutation involving insertions or deletions?

• Shortened polypeptide that may function improperly

• Nonfunctional polypeptide

• Altered structure and function of the protein

• No effect on the protein sequence

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2