mutation

Question 1

mutation def

Answer 1

change in the base sequence (order of A,T,C, and Gs) in a molecule of DNA

Question 2

What are the types of mutations?

Answer 2

point and frameshift

Question 3

what are the three types of point mutation and what do they change

Answer 3

silent/synonymous- there is a change in a base, but the amino acid isn’t changed
missense- changes what amino acid is being produced
nonsense- causes a stop sequence

Question 4

what are the two types of frameshift mutation

Answer 4

insertion and deletion

Question 5

if a base is changed and results in a stop codon, what is that?

Answer 5

point; nonsense

Question 6

if a base is changed but nothing changes what is that?

Answer 6

point; silent/synonymous

Question 7

if two bases are “deleted” what is that?

Answer 7

frameshift; deletion, missense

Question 8

If three bases are added what is that?

Answer 8

frameshift; insertion, missense

Question 9

True or False:
mutations can be caused by mistakes in DNA replication, mutagens, and viral infections

Answer 9

true

Question 10

True or False:
frameshift mutation causes the most change later on

Answer 10

false; it causes most change early on