Exit Ticket 4/9/25 (DNA sequence/mutations)

What type of mutation occurs when a single nucleotide base is replaced with a different nucleotide base?

• Frameshift mutation

• Deletion mutation

• Substitution mutation

• Insertion mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In a deletion mutation, what happens to the DNA sequence?

• A nucleotide is changed to a different one

• A nucleotide is removed from the sequence

• An extra nucleotide is added

• Two nucleotides swap positions

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following mutations would most likely cause the most significant change to the resulting protein?

• Silent mutation

• Missense mutation

• Frameshift mutation

• Conservative mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What occurs in an insertion mutation?

• A nucleotide is removed from the DNA

• Two nucleotides exchange places

• A nucleotide changes to another base

• A new nucleotide is added to the DNA sequence

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which type of mutation results in no change to the amino acid sequence of the protein?

• Silent mutation

• Frameshift mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Missense mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2