Mutation Quiz

A gene mutation that occurs when a single mucleotide is added or deleted and causes a shift in how the codons are read

What are things that cause changes in the DNA sequence called?

A (a)   mutation only affects one base in the DNA sequence.

A frameshift mutation are the most detrimental mutations because they affect the (a)   sequence after the mutation.

If a codon was supposed to be GGA, but instead became GGU, and did not affect the amino acid, what type of mutation is this?

(a)  

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTACGCAAC. This is an example of ___ mutation.

What kind of mutation is the result of an insertion?

Name the mutation that happens when an extra base has been added to the sequence of bases.

Substitution

Insertion