Gene Mutations

Mutations can be a result of...

• Environmental Exposure

• Lack of sleep

• Not enough exercise

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What usually happens to a cell whose DNA has been damaged?

• It has trouble manufacturing certain proteins

• Its genetic material leaves the nucleus

• It is able to produce twice as many proteins as a normal cell

• It shrinks to half its normal size

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following traits is encoded in your DNA? (Choose the best answer)

• Your personality

• Your likes and dislikes

• Your intelligence

• Your eye color

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A permanent change in the DNA sequence

which can affect a single gene or group of genes

• Homeostasis

• Somatic Cell

• Chromosomal Mutation

• Gene Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of substitution mutation has no effect

on amino acids sequence

• Insertion Mutation

• Translocation

• Silent Mutation

• Deletion Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Frameshift

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

DNA molecule segment is : TTA-CGC-AAG. The mutated DNA segment is TTC-GCA-AG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Inversion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What mutation occurred?

• deletion

• insertion

• silent

• transverse

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Body Cell mutations can contribute to...

• Cancer

• Parkinson's Disease

• Bronchitis

• Heart Failure

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Mutations are SOMETIMES helpful to the organism.

• true

• false

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2