Genetics Mutations

Which one is a chromosome?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is an example of a neutral mutation?

• None of these

• a disease

• a change in eye color

• lactose intolerance

Genetic mutations can be...

• beneficial, harmful, or neutral

• beneficial only

• harmful only

• neutral only

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

True or false, mutations create genetic diversity?

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What do helpful mutations do? 

• Increases chances of survival 

• Decreases changes of survival 

• Increases chances of developing cancer

• Decreases skills

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

If a mutation is beneficial to an organism, this mutation is likely to...

• increase in the population

• decrease in the population

• go extinct

• have a harmful effect

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Original DNA: CAT GAT
New DNA: CAT AT
What mutation occurred?

• deletion

• substitution 

• tranverse

• insertion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Where do mutations occur?

• DNA and RNA

• DNA 

• RNA

• mRNA and tRNA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Mutations are random.

• True

• False

What are the three types of mutation? 

• Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution

• Deletion, Newstion, Subsitution 

• Newstion, Deletion, Insertion 

• Insertion, Newstion, Substitution 

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2