State the term used to describe a random, spontaneous change to DNA in a cell.
HHB 1.4 Mutations and 1.5 Human Genomics

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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify two potential consequences of a mutation to DNA in a cell.
Over production of a protein
Absence of a protein
Production of an altered protein
Duplicate proteins being produced
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of mutation occurs within genes and involves changes to the DNA nucleotide sequence?
Single gene mutations
Inversion
Duplication
Translocation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a nucleotide substitution mutation?
Inversion
Translocation
Insertion
Missense
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the type of nucleotide substitution which can result in a premature stop codon being produced, therefore producing a shorter protein.
Duplication
Deletion
Missense
Nonsense
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the type of nucleotide substitution which results in one amino acid being changed for another.
Inversion
Deletion
Missense
Splice site
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the type of nucleotide substitution which may result in introns being obtained in the mature transcript.
Inversion
Deletion
Missense
Splice site
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