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Mutations Vocabulary

Quiz by Robert Oliver

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20 questions
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  • Q1
    mutation where one nucleotide replaces another
    substitution

    deletion

    frameshift

    insertion

    30s
  • Q2
    mutation which adds one or more nucleotides to a gene.

    frameshift

    insertion

    deletion

    substitution

    30s
  • Q3
    mutation in which one or more nucleotides are lost
    deletion

    substitution

    translocation

    insertion

    30s
  • Q4
    change in a DNA sequence
    mutation

    mutagen

    nucleotide

    carcinogen

    30s
  • Q5
    A chemical or physical agent causes a change in the sequence of DNA

    nucleotide

    ribose

    deoxyribose

    mutagen
    30s
  • Q6
    substance that causes cancer

    mutagen

    carcinogen

    phosphate

    nucleotide

    30s
  • Q7
    disease in which body cells grow and divide uncontrollably, usually caused by a mutation

    mononucleosis

    cancer

    conjunctivitis

    diarrhea

    30s
  • Q8
    radioactive material, ultraviolet radiation, chemicals, tobacco

    decomposers

    karmagens

    antihistamines

    mutagens
    30s
  • Q9
    insertion or deletion that can change all codons in a gene sequence after the mutation

    substitution mutation

    frameshift mutation

    translocation mutation

    point mutation

    30s
  • Q10
    alters DNA but does not change the amino acid or protein

    missense mutation

    nonsense mutation

    muted mutation

    silent mutation
    30s
  • Q11
    a sequence of three nucleotides in DNA or RNA that code for an amino acid

    mRNA

    triploid

    tRNA

    codon
    30s
  • Q12
    Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA
    replication

    translation

    transcription

    resuscitation 

    30s
  • Q13
    reproductive cell that passes on genetic information from parent to offspring

    prokaryotic

    somatic cell

    osteocyte

    gamete
    30s
  • Q14
    gene change in a body's reproductive cell that can be passed from parent to offspring

    frameshift mutation

    hereditary mutation

    translocation mutation

    silent mutation

    30s
  • Q15
    basic unit of DNA and RNA, made up of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base
    nucleotide

    deoxyribose

    amino acid

    protein

    30s

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