Chromosomal mutation
DNA/RNA
DNA mutation
Effects
Random
100

Chromosomal mutations happen at the ___________ level

What is chromosomal?

100
Changes in _______ result in mutations
What is DNA (or base pairs)
100
When one letter (base pair) is changed the mutation is called a
What is point mutation
100

A nonsense mutation effects the amino acids because

What is early stop sign

100

Mutations in ___________ cannot be passed down

What is somatic or body

200

If someone only has one chromosome on the specific number (instead of a pair they only have one) it is called

What is monosomy

200
Write the corresponding mRNA strand that goes with this DNA segment. ATGCA
What is UACGU
200
When base pairs are added this mutation results
What is insertion
200

When chromosomes fail to separate the term is called

What is nondisjunction

200

What type of point mutation is occurring?

GATTACA

GTTACA

What is deletion

300

When one piece of chromosome is inserted with a piece of another chromosome the result is called

What is insertion mutation

300
Changes in DNA result in different mRNA sequence which alters the ___________ ____________.
What is amino acids.
300
When amino acids do not get altered when there is a mutation it is said to be
What is silent
300
This type of mutation most often ends up having a greater effect on the organism.

What is a frameshift mutation

300

What type of point mutation is occurring?

GATTACA

GATTTACA

What is an insertion

400

If a human has a trisomy how many chromosomes do they have

What is 47

400
A mutation in which there is a premature (early) stop sign is called
What is nonsense mutation.
400
Mutations in __________ cells can be passed down
What is germ (or egg/sperm)
400
Abnormal cell growth can result from mutations..this is called
What is cancer
400

When a single base pair in a gene's DNA sequence is substituted, resulting in a different amino acid at that position in the protein this is called...

What is a missense mutation

500

When chromosomes fail to separate the term is called

What is nondisjunction

500

What type of mutation is occurring in this example?

GATTACA

GAACA

What is a frameshift mutation

500
A _________________ can cause a mutation
What is mutagen
500

If someone only has one chromosome on the specific number (instead of a pair they only have one) it is called

What is monosomy

500

What type of mutation is occurring when the resulting amino acid the DNA codes for is different, but the properties of the protein do not change much. 

What is a neutral mutation

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