DNA and Mutations

This type of substitution (point mutation) codes for a stop codon

• Missense

• Nonsense

• Silent

• Deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If you are missing or have an extra base  at the end of your mutated DNA . What type of mutation occurred?

• Substitution
• Frameshift
• Duplication 
• Insertion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A type of substitution (point mutation) in which no amino acids are change is called

• Missense

• Nonsense

• Silent

• Deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

• Insertions only

• Substitution (point) 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 (point)

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Inversion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

mRNA is read in a series of three nucleotides called...

• quadralets

• anticodons

• codons

• capsids

What is a Gene?

• A segment of RNA that codes for a protein

• A chromosome

• A segment of DNA that codes for a protein

• Your genome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Normal-

GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA

Mutant

GAG CTC-CAC-AGA

• no mutation

• substitution (point)

• insertion

• deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

• Substitution (point)

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Frameshift

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original: ATC CAT
Mutation: ATC GCAT
What mutation occurred?

• deletion
• insertion
• silent
• transverse

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2