Biology Quiz: Types Of Genetic Mutations!

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Biology Quiz: Types Of Genetic Mutations! - Quiz

There are different types of genetic mutations in the world today, and all these are due to the DNA of a person being change through the addition of a foreign gene. Most of the mutations we hear about cause illnesses, and as a medical practitioner, you should know how to correct or create mutations. Do take the quiz and see how well you will do.

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1.

If transcription is like copying out a recipe, translation is like...
- A.
  
  Actually baking a cake
- B.
  
  Eating a cake
- C.
  
  Being a cake
2.

If a sequence of DNA codes AAA TCG GGC GTA CCT What will be the sequence of the corresponding mRNA? Type your answer with a space between each codon.
3.

Which of these is a mutagen (anything that can cause genetic mutation)?
- A.
  
  UV Radiation
- B.
  
  Fibreglass dust
- C.
  
  Lead and Mercury
- D.
  
  X Rays
- E.
  
  Vitamin C
4.

Imagine that a mutation occurs so that the codon UAU mutates to UAA. What type of mutation occurs? ACA AUU CGG UAU GAG UUU AGC
- A.
  
  Frameshift
- B.
  
  Deletion mutation
- C.
  
  Point mutation
- D.
  
  Insertion mutation
5.

If the end of a gene has the DNA sequence: CCT GTG ACC AAA ACT. The last codon, ACT, mutates to ACC, what type of mutation will result?
- A.
  
  Deletion mutation
- B.
  
  Insertion mutation
- C.
  
  Point mutation
- D.
  
  Messed up mutation
6.

For the same sequence of DNA, CCT GTG ACC AAA ACT what type of mutation would occur if a Thymine was inserted between Adenine and Cytosine in the triplet ACC?
- A.
  
  Silent Mutation
- B.
  
  Insertion mutation
- C.
  
  Point mutation
- D.
  
  Frameshift mutation
7.

For the same DNA sequence, CCT GTG ACC AAA ACT What type of mutation would result if ACC changed to CCA?
- A.
  
  Inversion mutation
- B.
  
  Frameshift deletion mutation
- C.
  
  Point mutation
- D.
  
  Deletion mutation
8.

A mutation is ...
- A.
  
  A permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene
- B.
  
  What happened to the Incredible Hulk
- C.
  
  Doesn't happen very often in DNA
- D.
  
  Only happens to people on drugs
9.

Which mutations cause a frameshift in the nitrogen bases?
- A.
  
  Point
- B.
  
  Deletion
- C.
  
  Inversion
- D.
  
  Insertion
10.

Which mutations will most likely cause a protein to be non-functional?
- A.
  
  Point
- B.
  
  Inversion
- C.
  
  Insertion
- D.
  
  Deletion
11.

THE DOG SAT changes to THE DOG TAS
- A.
  
  Point mutation
- B.
  
  Deletion mutation
- C.
  
  Inversion mutation
- D.
  
  Insertion mutation
12.

THE DOG ATE THE BAT mutated to THE LDO GAT ETH EBA T
- A.
  
  Point mutation
- B.
  
  Insertion mutation
- C.
  
  Inversion mutation
- D.
  
  Deletion mutation
13.

THE BAT PAT THE CAT mutated to THE BAT ATT HEC AT
- A.
  
  Point mutation
- B.
  
  Inversion mutation
- C.
  
  Insertion mutation
- D.
  
  Deletion mutation
14.

What is permanently changed when a mutation occurs?