Mutations: Not Just for Superheroes

Which types of point mutations mess up several amino acids?

• Insertion

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Silent

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

• Substitution Mutation

• No Mutation

• Silent Mutation

What is mutagenesis?

• Multiple mutations.

• The production of mutations.

• Mutations that are gene specific.

• The study of mutations.

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When do mutations occur?

• During DNA replication.

• During protein synthesis.

• A mutation can occur any time.

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What type of mutation changes the structure of chromosomes?

• Multiple Point Mutations

• Chromosomal Mutation

• Structural Mutation

What type of chromosomal mutation loses genes?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Deletion

• Translocation

What type of chromosomal mutation gains a copy of the same genes it already has?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Deletion

• Translocation

What type of chromosomal mutation removes genes and then re-attaches the genes backwards?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Deletion

• Translocation

What type of chromosomal mutation gains extra genes that it did not have before?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Deletion

• Translocation

What does a nonsense mutation do?

• Change one amino acid to a stop codon.

• Change one amino acid to a different amino acid.

• Change one amino acid to a start codon.

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