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Cancer & Mutation

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

The original and mutated DNA has been transcribed below. What kind of mutation is shown?


Original: ACU AUG

Mutated: ACC AUG

a)

Insertion

b)

Deletion

c)

Substitution

d)

Inversion

2.
What is the gender of the individual whose karyotype is seen in the image?
a)
Male
b)
Female
3.

Based on the karyotype, what is the sex of this baby?

a)

Male

b)

Female

4.

Identify the tool in the image:

a)

Karyotype

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

DNA Fingerprint

d)

Gene Analysis

5.

XY

a)

Female

b)

Male

6.

Monosomy:

a)

Missing 1 chromosome

b)

3 chromosomes (instead of a pair)

c)

Chromosomes are normal

7.

Trisomy:

a)

Missing 1 chromosome

b)

3 chromosomes (instead of a pair)

c)

Chromosomes are normal

8.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

No chromosomal abnormalities

d)

Trisomy 21

9.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

No chromosomal abnormalities

d)

Trisomy 21

10.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

a)

Trisomy 18

b)

Monosomy 18

c)

Monosomy (of sex chromosomes)

d)

Trisomy 21

11.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

No chromosomal abnormalities

d)

Trisomy 18

12.

The original and mutated DNA has been transcribed below. What kind of mutation is shown?


Original: ACU AUG

Mutated: AUC AUG

a)

Insertion

b)

Deletion

c)

Substitution

d)

Inversion

13.

The original and mutated DNA has been transcribed below. What kind of mutation is shown?


Original: ACU AUG

Mutated: ACU ACC AUG

a)

Insertion

b)

Deletion

c)

Substitution

d)

Inversion

14.

The original and mutated DNA has been transcribed below. What kind of mutation is shown?


Original: ACU AUG

Mutated: AUG

a)

Insertion

b)

Deletion

c)

Substitution

d)

Inversion

15.

XX

a)

Female

b)

Male

16.

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

17.

A mutation is defined as:

a)

A change in the cell's structure

b)

Anything that changes in an embryo

c)

Any change in the physical features of a human

d)

A change in the DNA sequence

18.

Identify the DELETION mutation form the following:

ATG CCA AAT

a)

ATG TCA AAT

b)

ATG CCT AAA T

c)

ATC CA AT

d)

ATG CCA AAT

19.

Original DNA: CAT GAT CCA

New DNA: CAT TGA TCC A

What mutation occurred?

a)

deletion

b)

substitution

c)

tranverse

d)

insertion