Mutation Quiz

In biology, a change in an organism's DNA is called...

• Transcription

• Translation

• Mutagen

• Mutation

Which of the following is not a type of gene mutation?

• Frameshift

• Insertion

• Inversion

• Substitution

Which type of mutation is the following?

• Frameshift

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

What type of mutation is the following?

• Frameshift

• Substitution

• Point

• Deletion

Mutations are...

• Always Good

• Always Bad

• Always Neutral

• Can be good, bad or neutral

Something that causes a mutation is called a...

• Pathogen

• Biogen

• Mutagen

• Antigen

A shift in the reading frame is usually caused by an insertion or a...

• substitution

• deletion

• addition

• translation

A point mutation is when...

• the reading frame of the mRNA is changed

• the DNA is translocated

• a single base is substituted for another

• the RNA is translocated

Mutations within a DNA sequence are...

• natural processes that always affect the phenotype

• natural processes that produce genetic diversity

• unnatural processes that always affect the phenotype

• unnatural processes that are harmful to genetic diversity

A single mutation of a DNA nucleotide could

• end in a non-functional protein

• have no affect whatsoever

• both