DNA Mutation Basics

DNA Mutation Basics

9th - 10th Grade

15 Qs

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DNA Mutation Basics

DNA Mutation Basics

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS3-2, HS-LS1-1, HS-LS4-1

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Missense

Nonsense

Silent

Deletion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Missense

Nonsense

Silent

Deletion

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

quadralets

anticodons

codons

capsids

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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

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