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types of mutations

types of mutations

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Science

9th - 12th Grade

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HS-LS3-2, HS-LS1-1, HS-LS4-2

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Amelia Coltrane

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22 Slides • 25 Questions

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Which of the following best describes a mutation?

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A change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA

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A process of cell division

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A type of protein synthesis

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A method of energy production

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a cause of mutations mentioned in the slides?

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Chemicals

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UV radiation

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Enzymes

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Regular occurrence

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of chromosome mutations?

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Deletion

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Inversion

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Translocation

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Replication

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Multiple Choice

What happens during a deletion mutation in a chromosome?

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A piece of a chromosome is lost

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A piece of a chromosome is duplicated

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A chromosome changes its position

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A chromosome splits into two

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Multiple Choice

Which type of chromosomal mutation involves a chromosome segment breaking off, flipping around backwards, and reattaching?

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Inversion

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Duplication

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Translocation

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Nondisjunction

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Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true about translocation mutations?

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They involve two chromosomes that are not homologous.

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A part of one chromosome is transferred to another chromosome.

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They always result in a loss of genetic material.

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They only occur during mitosis.

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Multiple Choice

Which chromosomal mutation results in gametes with either too many or too few chromosomes?

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Nondisjunction

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Inversion

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Duplication

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Translocation

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Multiple Select

Based on the diagrams and descriptions, which of the following are examples of chromosome mutations?

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Duplication

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Deletion

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Inversion

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All of the above

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Multiple Choice

Which type of chromosome mutation involves a segment being repeated, as shown in the diagrams?

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Duplication

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Deletion

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Inversion

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Translocation

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Multiple Choice

What are some possible causes of gene mutations as described in the lesson?

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Copying errors, chemicals, viruses

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Sunlight, gravity, sound waves

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Aging, exercise, diet

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Temperature, humidity, light

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Multiple Choice

Which disease is caused by a single nucleotide substitution in the hemoglobin gene?

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Sickle Cell disease

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Cystic Fibrosis

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Huntington's disease

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Tay-Sachs disease

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Multiple Choice

What is a frameshift mutation and how does it affect protein synthesis?

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A mutation that changes a single nucleotide and does not affect the reading frame

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A mutation that inserts or deletes nucleotides, changing the reading frame and potentially building proteins incorrectly

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A mutation that only occurs in non-coding regions of DNA

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A mutation that always results in a stop codon

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are possible consequences of a frameshift mutation?

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Change in the reading frame

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Incorrect protein synthesis

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No effect on the protein

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Early stop codon

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Multiple Choice

How does the insertion of a nucleotide in a DNA sequence affect the resulting protein, as shown in the sentence analogy and amino acid sequence diagrams?

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It causes no change in the protein produced

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It only changes the first amino acid

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It shifts the reading frame, changing all subsequent amino acids

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It deletes the entire gene

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Multiple Choice

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Identify the mutation in the picture.
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Inversion
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Duplication
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Deletion
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Translocation

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Match

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Match the following

Deletion

Inversion

Duplication

Insertion

Translocation

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Labelling

Label each of the following chromosomal mutations

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Translocation

Duplication

Inversion

Deletion

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Drag and Drop

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This mutation is an example of a​
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duplication
frameshift insertion
frameshift deletion
substitution

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Drag and Drop

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This mutation is an example of a ​
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frameshift deletion
insertion
duplication
substitution

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Labelling

Correctly label the mutations

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translocation

insertion

substitution

deletion

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Multiple Choice

Question image
Identify the mutation in the picture.
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Inversion
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Deletion
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Duplication
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Translocation
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