Question 1

mutation where one nucleotide replaces another

Accepted Answer

substitution

Answer

deletion

Answer

frameshift

Answer

insertion

Question 2

mutation which adds one or more nucleotides to a gene.

Accepted Answer

insertion

Answer

frameshift

Answer

deletion

Answer

substitution

Question 3

mutation in which one or more nucleotides are lost

Accepted Answer

deletion

Answer

substitution

Answer

translocation

Answer

insertion

Question 4

change in a DNA sequence

Accepted Answer

mutation

Answer

mutagen

Answer

nucleotide

Answer

carcinogen

Question 5

A chemical or physical agent causes a change in the sequence of DNA

Accepted Answer

mutagen

Answer

nucleotide

Answer

ribose

Answer

deoxyribose

Question 6

substance that causes cancer

Accepted Answer

carcinogen

Answer

mutagen

Answer

phosphate

Answer

nucleotide

Question 7

disease in which body cells grow and divide uncontrollably, usually caused by a mutation

Accepted Answer

cancer

Answer

mononucleosis

Answer

conjunctivitis

Answer

diarrhea

Question 8

radioactive material, ultraviolet radiation, chemicals, tobacco

Accepted Answer

mutagens

Answer

decomposers

Answer

karmagens

Answer

antihistamines

Question 9

insertion or deletion that can change all codons in a gene sequence after the mutation

Accepted Answer

frameshift mutation

Answer

substitution mutation

Answer

translocation mutation

Answer

point mutation

Question 10

alters DNA but does not change the amino acid or protein

Accepted Answer

silent mutation

Answer

missense mutation

Answer

nonsense mutation

Answer

muted mutation

Question 11

a sequence of three nucleotides in DNA or RNA that code for an amino acid

Accepted Answer

codon

Answer

mRNA

Answer

triploid

Answer

tRNA

Question 12

Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA

Accepted Answer

replication

Answer

translation

Answer

transcription

Answer

resuscitation

Question 13

reproductive cell that passes on genetic information from parent to offspring

Accepted Answer

gamete

Answer

prokaryotic

Answer

somatic cell

Answer

osteocyte

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

hereditary mutation

Answer

frameshift mutation

Answer

translocation mutation

Answer

silent mutation

Question 15

basic unit of DNA and RNA, made up of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

Accepted Answer

nucleotide

Answer

deoxyribose

Answer

amino acid

Answer

protein

Question 16

TAGCAT is changed to TAGCGT

Accepted Answer

substitution mutation

Answer

deletion mutation

Answer

insertion mutation

Answer

silent mutation

Question 17

TAGCAT is changed to TACAT

Accepted Answer

deletion mutation

Answer

silent mutation

Answer

insertion mutation

Answer

substitution mutation

Question 18

TAGCAT is changed to TACGCAT

Accepted Answer

insertion mutation

Answer

substitution mutation

Answer

translocation mutation

Answer

deletion mutation

Question 19

sugar in DNA

Accepted Answer

deoxyribose

Answer

adenine

Answer

guanine

Answer

ribose

Question 20

sugar in RNA

Accepted Answer

ribose

Answer

phosphate

Answer

nucleic acid

Answer

adenine

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