Mutations Biology

The example above is an example of a

• Insertion

• Point mutation

• Deletion

• Substitution

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of mutation is shown in the diagram?

• Point mutation - missense

• Frameshift Mutation - deletion

• Frameshift Mutation - addition

• Point mutation - nonsense

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a change in a sequence of DNA that affects a single point in a gene?

• Chromosome Mutation

• DNA Mutation

• Point Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What mutation changes the reading frame of a coding region?

• Reading Frame Mutation

• Chromosomal Mutation

• Frameshift Mutation

What is the definition of a silent substitution?

• Any point mutation where base pairs are NOT changed.

• Any substitution mutation where the amino acid sequence is NOT changed.

• Any substitution mutation.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the point mutation where new base pairs are added to the DNA sequence?

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Substitution

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the point mutation where new base pairs are removed from the DNA sequence?

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a chromosomal mutation?

• Any mutation in the chromosome.

• Any mutation affecting one base pair in a chromosome.

• Any mutation that affects a large portion of a chromosome.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What word in genetic coding consists of three nucleotides?

• Codon

• Triplet

• Nitrogenous Base

• mRNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1