Test Your Knowledge About Mutation

Mutation

DNA repair

Translation

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True

False

Mutation is predestined

Major source of evaluation

Usually deleterious and recessive

It is a reversible process

Back mutation

Intergenic suppressor mutation

Intragenic suppressor mutation

Missense mutation

Usually recessive

Most common mutation

Increases the activity of the gene

Null allelic mutation

Forward mutation

Reverse mutation

Conditional lethal mutation

Gain of function mutation

Spread plating

Replica plating

Streaking

Pouring

Spontaneous mutation

Suppressor mutation

Nonsense mutation

Mis-sense mutation

Transversion

Frameshift mutation

Transition

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Acridine dye

Alkylating agent

Deaminating agent

Base analog