Mutations Vocabulary

What causes a frameshift mutation?

• frameshift mutation is caused by a substitution of nucleotides in a DNA sequence.

• frameshift mutation is caused by a deletion of the entire DNA sequence.

• frameshift mutation is caused by a duplication of nucleotides in a DNA sequence.

• frameshift mutation is caused by the insertion or deletion of nucleotides in a DNA sequence.

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What is the impact of a frameshift mutation on protein synthesis?

• A frameshift mutation does not affect protein synthesis.

• A frameshift mutation can lead to the synthesis of a completely different protein.

• A frameshift mutation only affects the synthesis of proteins in the mitochondria.

• A frameshift mutation causes the synthesis of a larger protein.

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Silent mutations are mutations in DNA that do not have an observable effect on the organism's phenotype. Which statement supports this definition of silent mutations?

• Mutations in DNA that only affect the organism's genotype

• Mutations in DNA that cause immediate death in the organism

• Mutations in DNA that do not have an observable effect on the organism's phenotype

• Mutations in DNA that always have a negative effect on the organism's phenotype

Which are examples of point mutations?

• AGG instead of AUG

• ATT instead of CAT

• CCC instead of CAC

• ATC instead of CTA

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Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

• transgenic shift

• Single Genotype

• Monohybrid Trait

• Mutation

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Normal-
GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA
Mutant
GAG CTC-CAC-AGA

• no mutation

• substitution

• insertion

• deletion

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A mutation is a change in an organism's _____________.

• Cell

• DNA

• Phenotype

• Ribosome

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What is a point mutation?

• A change in a single nucleotide base pair in DNA

• A change in multiple nucleotide base pairs in DNA

• A change in the structure of a chromosome

• A change in the number of chromosomes

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Which type of mutation involves the addition of one or more nucleotide base pairs into a DNA sequence?

• Deletion mutation

• Insertion mutation

• Substitution mutation

• Silent mutation

What is a silent mutation?

• A mutation that changes the amino acid sequence

• A mutation that does not change the amino acid sequence

• A mutation that causes a frameshift

• A mutation that results in a stop codon

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