Gene Regulation and Mutation

Mutations are SOMETIMES helpful to the organism.

• true

• false

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is synthesized to pass the DNA code to the ribosome?

• polymerase

• messenger RNA

• ligase

• ribosome

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What eukaryotic gene regulation is shown here?

• RNA interference

• lac operon

• trp operon

• mutation

The mutation shown here causes ____.

• nucleotide syndrome

• fragile X syndrome

• abnormally high intellegence

• replication disease

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A ____ often controls the transcription of prokaryote genes.

• hox gene

• interfering RNA

• operon

• protein complex

Which of these is not a function of eukaryotic transcription factors?

• control rate of transcription

• ensure gene is used at the right time

• stabilize the binding of RNA polymerase

• prevent messenger RNA from translating

What is the functional unit that controls inherited trait expression passed from one generation to another?

• RNA

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Ribosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are proteins that regulate transcription by binding to DNA called?

• Codon

• Hox gene

• Transcription factor

• Mutation

What is the ability of an organism to control gene transcription in response to environmental changes?

• Gene regulation

• Genome

• Mutation

• Hox gene

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is a permanent change in a cell's DNA, ranging from changes in a single base pair to deletions of large sections of chromosomes?

• Mutation

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2