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WorksheetsDNA Mutations Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the term for 'any change in an organism's genetic material'?
Mutation
Replication
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Translation
What is the term for 'factors that increase the risk of mutation (radiation, UV-light, chemicals)'?
Mutagen
Enzyme
Antigen
Hormone
What is the term for 'type of DNA mutation in which one base is swapped for another; makes the DNA strand longer'?
Substitution
Insertion
Deletion
Duplication
What is the term for 'type of DNA mutation in which one base is swapped for another; makes the DNA strand shorter'?
Deletion
Insertion
Substitution
Duplication
What is the term for 'type of DNA mutation in which one or more bases are added making the DNA strand longer'?
Insertion
Deletion
Substitution
Translocation
What type of DNA mutation is defined as 'a mutation that had no affect on the amino acid sequence'?
Silent mutation
Missense mutation
Nonsense mutation
Frameshift mutation
What type of DNA mutation is defined as 'a substitution mutation that causes a single codon to code for a different amino acid'?
Missense mutation
Silent mutation
Nonsense mutation
Frameshift mutation
What type of DNA mutation is defined as 'mutation that causes the "reading frame" to shift forward or backwards; includes insertions and deletions'?
Frameshift mutation
Silent mutation
Missense mutation
Nonsense mutation
What is the term for the following definition: a mutation that causes an early stop codon, resulting in a non-functional protein?
Nonsense mutation
Missense mutation
Silent mutation
Frameshift mutation
What is the term for the following definition: codon that signals to ribosomes to stop translation?
Stop codon
Start codon
Amino acid
Anticodon
What is the term for the following definition: a group of 3 mRNA bases that codes for a single amino acid?
Codon
Anticodon
Peptide
Gene
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A
