Mutations in Genetics

A rabbit that has short deformed legs and cannot jump or run fast would have a____

• Harmful mutation

• Beneficial mutation

• Neutral mutation

• normal life

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Mutations can benefit humans because they can:

• Cause illness

• Make an organism more suited to live in its environment.

• Make organisms live shorter lives

• Cause organisms to grow extra limbs.

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What causes mutations?

• Mistakes in replication or environmental substances

• The amino acids

• Passed down by genetics

• It's how your born

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Mutations are SOMETIMES helpful to the organism.

• true

• false

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What is an example of a neutral mutation?

• None of these

• a disease

• a change in eye color

• lactose intolerance

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What are the two ways mutations can occur?

• inherited

• abduction

• they don't exist

• acquired

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A mutation that helps an organism survive and reproduce

• harmful mutation

• helpful mutation

• neutral mutation

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A mutation that decreases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce

• harmful mutation

• helpful mutation

• neutral mutation

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What is a mutation in genetics?

• A change in the DNA sequence

• A type of protein

• A form of cell division

• A type of genetic drift

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Which of the following is an example of a beneficial mutation?

• Sickle cell trait providing malaria resistance

• Cystic fibrosis

• Color blindness

• Albinism

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