Practice What Are Mutations? (5.7.1) - Genetics - ICSE Class 11 Biotechnology
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What are Mutations?

Practice - What are Mutations?

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Question 1 Easy

What is a mutation?

💡 Hint: Think about how DNA can vary.

Question 2 Easy

Define a point mutation.

💡 Hint: It’s the smallest type of mutation.

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Question 1

What is a mutation?

A change in amino acids
A change in the DNA sequence
A type of protein

💡 Hint: Think about the DNA and its implications.

Question 2

True or False: All mutations are harmful.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how mutations influence genetic variation.

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Challenge 1 Hard

If a DNA sequence undergoes a nonsense mutation, what would be the impact on the resulting protein, and how might this affect the organism?

💡 Hint: Consider the function of the complete protein versus a truncated one.

Challenge 2 Hard

Compare and contrast point mutations and frameshift mutations in terms of their potential impacts on protein synthesis.

💡 Hint: Think about how the reading frame changes with deletions or insertions versus single nucleotide changes.

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