6.3 Mutations

What is a silent mutation?

• A mutation that results in a stop codon

• A mutation that does not change the amino acid sequence

• A mutation that changes one amino acid to another

• A mutation that causes a frameshift

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which type of mutation results in a premature stop codon?

• Silent mutation

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Frameshift mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a missense mutation?

• A mutation that does not affect the protein

• A mutation that changes one amino acid to another

• A mutation that results in a stop codon

• A mutation that causes a frameshift

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Silent mutation

• Missense mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a deletion mutation?

• A mutation where one or more nucleotides are removed

• A mutation where one nucleotide is replaced by another

• A mutation where an extra nucleotide is added

• A mutation that results in a stop codon

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which type of mutation involves the replacement of one nucleotide with another?

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Substitution

• Frameshift

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the effect of a frameshift mutation on the protein sequence?

• It changes one amino acid

• It results in a stop codon

• It shifts the reading frame, altering the entire amino acid sequence

• It has no effect on the protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is NOT a type of point mutation?

• Silent mutation

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Frameshift mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the result of a nonsense mutation?

• A change in one amino acid

• A premature stop codon

• No change in the protein

• A frameshift

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which mutation is most likely to have no effect on the protein function?

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Silent mutation

• Frameshift mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2