Mutations

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Frameshift

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

• Insertions only

• Substitution only

• Deletion only

• Insertions and Deletions

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG

The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Inversion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A mutation is defined as:

• A change in the cell's structure

• Anything that changes in an embryo

• Any change in the physical features of a human

• A change in the DNA sequence

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Which type of mutation does the model demonstrate?

• Deletion

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Translocation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which mutation will cause translation to stop?

• Mutations 1 and 3 only

• Mutation 1 only

• Mutation 2 only

• Muations 1, 2, 3

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are considered "positive" mutations?

• mutations in the DNA sequence that changes the resulting protein and harms the organism

• mutations in the DNA sequence that changes the resulting protein and benefits the organism

• mutations in the DNA sequence that produces the same protein

• all mutations are considered bad and harm the organisms

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

What are considered neutral mutations?

• mutations in the DNA sequence that changes the resulting protein and harms the organism

• mutations in the DNA sequence that changes the resulting protein and benefits the organism

• mutations in the DNA sequence that produces the same protein

• all mutations are considered bad and harm the organisms

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Match the following

• a type of mutation that doesn't result in a change in the amino acid sequence (same protein)

• Chromosomal mutation

• a type of mutation where one to few bases are substituted with different bases

• Point mutation

• a change in the DNA sequence

• Frameshift mutation

• a type of mutation where large sections of the chromosome are affected

• Silent mutation

• a type of mutation caused by adding or deleting bases, affecting all the codons after the change

• Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In DNA, A goes with __ and C goes with __

• T, G

• G, T

• C, A