Unit 05.1 Vocabulary

A change in the chromosome structure, resulting in new gene combinations; multiple genes are affected

• Chromosomal mutation
• Gene mutation
• Disorder
• Insertion mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

One or more nucleotides is removed from a DNA sequence

• Deletion mutation
• Karyotype
• Duplication mutation
• Chromosomal mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A chromosomal mutation in which a section of a chromosome is duplicated.

• Duplication mutation
• Chromosomal mutation
• Gene mutation
• Disorder

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A more significant gene mutation that shifts the "reading" frame of the genetic message; insertion or deletion

• Frameshift mutation
• Deletion mutation
• Karyotype
• Duplication mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A change in the sequence of the nucleotides in a single gene

• Gene mutation
• Disorder
• Insertion mutation
• Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

A frameshift mutation in which one or more nucleotides are added to a gene.

• Insertion mutation
• Duplication mutation
• Chromosomal mutation
• Frameshift mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A chromosomal mutation in which a segment of a chromosome breaks off and reattaches in the reversed order.

• Inversion mutation
• Frameshift mutation
• Deletion mutation
• Trisomy 21

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A visual representation of an individual's complete set of chromosomes, including their number, size, and shape.

• Karyotype
• Missense mutation
• Disorder
• Nonsense mutation

A DNA mutation which results in a change in the amino acid sequence.

• Missense mutation
• Insertion mutation
• Duplication mutation
• Chromosomal mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An error in meiosis in which homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids fail to separate correctly, resulting in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the resulting cells

• Nondisjunction mutation
• Silent mutation
• Substitution mutation
• Deletion mutation