Mutation Types

What does a missense mutation do?

• Change one amino acid to a stop codon.

• Change one amino acid to a different amino acid.

• Change one amino acid to a start codon.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In what 3 ways can genes be mutated? (hint: 3 answers)

• Deletion

• Substitution

• Added

• Mutated

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

When one or both parents pass down a mutation, it is called?

• Genetic Mutation

• Inherited Mutation

• Chromosome mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

When there is a small change in an organisms DNA, it s called?

• genetic mutation

• inherited mutation

• chromsome mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

When a mutation happens in the chromosomes, it s called?

• genetic mutation

• inherited mutation

• chromosome mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Insertion

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What type of gene mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-C-C-A-A

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG

The mutated DNA segment is TTACGCAAC. This is an example of ___ mutation.

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Inversion

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Deletion

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Substitution

• A

• B

• C

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2