2.5 Mutations (Closure/Mini Lesson)

What is a mutation?

• A change in the DNA sequence

• A type of cell division

• A process of protein synthesis

• A method of genetic recombination

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What are alleles?

• Different forms of a gene

• A type of cell

• A kind of protein

• A type of chromosome

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Genetic variation is:

• The diversity in gene frequencies within a species.

• The process of DNA replication.

• The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

• The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

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What is the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment, which can be increased by beneficial mutations? (a)  

• Fitness

• Point Mutation

• Frameshift Mutation

• Mutagen

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What is a mutation that results from insertions or deletions of base pairs in the DNA sequence, causing a shift in the reading frame and altering the resulting protein? (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)  

• Fitness

• Point Mutation

• Frameshift Mutation

• Mutagen

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What is Gene Therapy?

• A) A method to analyze chromosomes

• B) A medical technique to correct harmful mutations by altering genetic material

• C) A gene-editing technology

• D) A type of genetic disorder

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What is CRISPR-Cas9?

• A laboratory procedure for analyzing chromosomes

• A medical technique to correct harmful mutations

• A revolutionary gene-editing technology for altering DNA sequences

• A type of genetic disorder

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What is Karyotyping?

• A method to introduce genetic material into cells

• A revolutionary gene-editing technology

• A laboratory procedure to analyze the number and structure of chromosomes

• A type of genetic disorder

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Original DNA: CAGAAT

Mutated DNA: CAGAT = ​ (a)  

Mutated DNA: CAGCAAT = ​ (b)  

Mutated DNA: CAGTAT = ​ (c)  

• Deletion
• Insertion
• Substitution

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Which two are Frameshift Mutations?