The Genetic Mutation Test Quiz! Trivia

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The Genetic Mutation Test Quiz! Trivia - Quiz

This is a quiz on genetics! A good understanding of how evolution theory is based on understanding how genes keep changing. Did you know that intelligence cannot be tested by DNA kits? The trivia questions below ae perfect for not only testing what you know about genes but it will also help you learn some more about them and their importance to the medical field since the study began. All the best!

Questions and Answers

1.

What is a genetic mutation?
- A.
  
  Dna complication
- B.
  
  Mutations that occur only in an egg or sperm cell, or those that occur just after fertilization
- C.
  
  Any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
2.

What is the definition of translocation?
- A.
  
  (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts
- B.
  
  Moving things around
- C.
  
  A change in the dna
3.

What is a disease caused by a defect in protein hemoglobin?
- A.
  
  Polyploidy
- B.
  
  Sickle cell anemia
- C.
  
  Trna
4.

What does TRNA bind with?
- A.
  
  DNA
- B.
  
  MRNA
- C.
  
  Nothing
5.

MRNA makes what molecule?
- A.
  
  Hemoglobin
- B.
  
  Sickle cell anemia
- C.
  
  None of the above
6.

Does genetic mutation sometimes make someone grow an extra arm?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Mutations are changes to the nucleotide sequence of the genetic material of an organism?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Mutations can not be caused by copying errors in the genetic material during cell division?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Can germline mutations, be passed on to descendants through the reproductive cells?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False