Mutations Regents

What type of mutation happens to just one base.

• Chromosome Mutation

• Point Mutation

• DNA Mutation

• Deletion Mutation

What point mutation changes one base?

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

What point mutation adds one base?

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

What point mutation removes one base?

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Substitution

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is it called when a point mutation messes up several amino acids?

• Chromosomal Mutation

• Reading Frame Mutation

• Frameshift Mutation

• Amino Acid Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which types of point mutations mess up several amino acids?

• Insertion

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Silent

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is it called when a point substitution mutation has no effect?

• Substitution Mutation

• No Mutation

• Silent Mutation

What is a mutation?

• A change in a chromosomal region.

• A negative change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.

• A change in one base pair in DNA.

• Any change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What is mutagenesis?

• Multiple mutations.

• The production of mutations.

• Mutations that are gene specific.

• The study of mutations.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

When do mutations occur?

• During DNA replication.

• During protein synthesis.

• A mutation can occur any time.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2