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Mutations are a change in what?

• DNA
• tRNA
• genotype
• phenotype

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The inability of an organism to produce certain proteins can occur when an organism is lacking an enzyme needed to combine

• oxygen molcules
• simple sugars
• amino acids
• biological catalyts

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An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes.

• genetic disorder
• disease
• pathogen
• mutation

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A rabbit that has short deformed legs and cannot jump or run fast would have a____

• Harmful mutation
• Beneficial mutation
• Neutral mutation
• normal life

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How do the proteins determine traits in organisms?

• They give instructions to the genes
• It depends on how they connect with other proteins
• The trait depends on what environment the organism lives in. 
• The organism inherits its genes through sexual reproduction.

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Process of adding or changing DNA to alter genes within an individual’s cells to treat disease. 

• stem cell research
• cloning
• gene therapy
• selective breeding

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What is a type of Mutation?

• Deletions

• Insertions

• Base Substitutions

• All of the Above

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Which genetic material is pictured?

• DNA

• RNA

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Variations of traits within the same species, are caused by...

• mutations in genes

• dominant alleles

• recessive alleles

• random chance

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What are chromosomes?

• They are thread like structures containing DNA found inside the nucleus of our cells

• They are X shaped blobs made of ribosomes

• They are the inherited traits we recieve from our parents

• They are types of alleles found in the mitochondria of a cell

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