D1.3 Mutations and Gene Editing
10 review questions with answers for D1.3 Mutations and Gene Editing, marked SL. Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.
General term for any change in the base sequence of DNA?
- MutationRight answer
- Deletion
- Insertion
- Mutagen
All 10 questions and answers
General term for any change in the base sequence of DNA?
Answer: Mutation
A mutation in a body cell, which is not passed on to offspring?
Answer: Somatic mutation
The replacement of one nucleotide with another in a DNA sequence?
Answer: Substitution
The addition of one or more nucleotides into a DNA sequence?
Answer: Insertion
The removal of one or more nucleotides from a DNA sequence?
Answer: Deletion
A mutation that shifts the reading frame of every subsequent codon (caused by insertion/deletion)?
Answer: Frameshift mutation
An agent that causes mutations, such as radiation or specific chemicals?
Answer: Mutagen
A mutation that does not change the amino acid sequence of the resulting protein?
Answer: Silent mutation
A mutation that results in a single amino acid being changed in the protein?
Answer: Missense mutation
A mutation that creates a premature stop codon, shortening the protein?
Answer: Nonsense mutation
Play it as a class game
Play this set opens it in splycr, where you can host it for your class straight away. Hosting needs no account: put the room code on the projector, and students join from a phone with the code and their first name. Each question plays as multiple choice, and the three wrong options are other answers from the same set.