Mutations: Not Just for Superheroes

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

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Where do mutations occur?

• DNA and RNA
• DNA 
• RNA
• mRNA and tRNA

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A mutation can occur if a base pair is ____________, deleted, or substituted for another.

• modified

• added

• transferred

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A mutation in which only one nucleotide is altered is called a:

• Frameshift Mutation

• Deletion Mutation

• Point Mutation

• Insertion Mutation

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ATTTGAGCC- Original

ATTGAGCC - Mutated

The example above is an example of a

• Insertion

• Point mutation

• Deletion

• Substitution

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True or false, mutations create genetic diversity?

• True

• False

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Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

• Insertions only
• Substitution only
• Deletion only
• Insertions and Deletions

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Why are insertion and deletion mutations so harmful?

• They change all of the codons from the mutation on down the line, which changes the amino acid sequence
• They insert things that an organism doesn't need.
• They often delete things that organisms need.
• Insertion and deletions are not any more harmful than substitution mutations.

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When there is one less base on the mRNA strand than the DNA strand it is a _________ mutation

• missense
• nonsense
• deletion
• insertion

chromosomal mutations cause a segment of the chromosome to repeat itself during replication.

• inversion

• duplication

• translocation

• deletion