WorksheetsHHB FLAHCARDS1.4 Mutations
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What types of mutation cause a frameshift & will change all amino acids after the mutation?
a)
deletion & substitution
b)
deletion & insertion
c)
nonsense & insertion
d)
nonsense & missense
2.
What type of single gene mutation occurs when one nucleotide is replaced by another?
a)
insertion
b)
substitution
c)
deletion
d)
translocation
3.
What type of chromosome mutation results in removal of genes?
a)
duplication
b)
deletion
c)
translocation
d)
inversion
4.
What type of mutation replaces one amino acid with another usually causing a minor impact on the person?
a)
missense
b)
nonsense
5.
What type of single gene mutation occurs when a nucleotide is removed from a DNA sequence?
a)
insertion
b)
substitution
c)
deletion
d)
translocation
6.
What type of chromosome mutation results in a sequence of repeated genes?
a)
deletion
b)
duplication
c)
translocation
d)
inversion
7.
Which type of mutations have more substantial changes, which often make them lethal?
a)
Single gene mutations
b)
Chromosome Mutations
8.
What type of mutation results in production of a stop codon causing a major impact?
a)
missense
b)
nonsense
9.
What type of chromosome mutation results in genes becoming attached to a different chromosome?
a)
deletion
b)
translocation
c)
inversion
d)
duplication
10.
A chromosome mutation alters the ...?
a)
structure or number of chromosomes
b)
order of bases
11.
What type of single gene mutation occurs when an additional nucleotide is added?
a)
insertion
b)
substitution
c)
deletion
d)
duplication
12.
A single gene mutation alters the...?
a)
structure or number of chromosomes
b)
order of bases
13.
A random change to the genetic code is known as...?
a)
mutation
b)
translation
c)
transcription
d)
splicing
14.
What type of gene mutation can occur between exons and introns?
a)
duplication
b)
splice-site mutation
c)
translocation
d)
nonsense
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