Mutations Practice

What kind of chromosomal mutation does a section of DNA break off and move to another chromosome?

• Deletion

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Translocation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Nonsense, Missense, and Silent Mutations are what category of mutations?

• Substitution/Point

• Frameshift

• Chromosomal

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original DNA Sequence: AGA-TTA-TTC-GGC-CTC

Mutated DNA Sequence: AGA-TAA-TTC-GGC-CTC

Identify the type of mutation.

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

• No Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What kind of mutation is large scale change in a specific region of the DNA?

• Substitution

• Frameshift

• Chromosomal

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original DNA Sequence: GGA-CTT-ACC-GTA

Mutated DNA Sequence: GGA-CTT-ACC-GTA-T

Identify the type of mutation.

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

• No Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of substitution mutation produces a stop codon instead of an amino acid, cutting the protein short?

• Nonsense

• Missense

• Silent

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What kind of chromosomal mutation has a section of DNA that is present twice in the chromosome?

• Deletion

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Translocation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Original DNA Sequence: CAA-CTA-GTA-ACC-TCT

Mutated DNA Sequence: CAA-CTA-TAA-CCT-CT

Identify the type of mutation.

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

• No Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What kind of mutation changes or substitutes one nucleotide for another?

• Substitution

• Frameshift

• Chromosomal

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of substitution mutation does not produce a change to the amino acid?

• Nonsense

• Missense

• Silent

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2