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WorksheetsWhat Is a Mutation
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 15mins
What type of mutation happens to just one base.
Chromosome Mutation
Point Mutation
DNA Mutation
Deletion Mutation
What point mutation changes one base?
Substitution
Insertion
Deletion
What point mutation adds one base?
Substitution
Deletion
Insertion
What point mutation removes one base?
Deletion
Insertion
Substitution
What is it called when a point mutation messes up several amino acids?
Chromosomal Mutation
Reading Frame Mutation
Frameshift Mutation
Amino Acid Mutation
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 a mutation?
A change in a chromosomal region.
A negative change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.
A change in one base pair in DNA.
Any change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.
What is mutagenesis?
Multiple mutations.
The production of mutations.
Mutations that are gene specific.
The study of mutations.
When do mutations occur?
During DNA replication.
During protein synthesis.
A mutation can occur any time.
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.
What does a missense 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.
