Study Guide for Campbell Biology
Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 8IQ

Define the following terms and explain what type of small-scale mutation could cause each of these types of mutations.

  1. a. silent mutation
  2. b. missense mutation
  3. c. nonsense mutation
  4. d. frameshift mutation
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Which of the following mutations is NOT a point mutation? A. Missense mutation B. Insertion mutation C. Nonsense mutation D. Silent mutation
A point mutation is a mutation that arises when one nucleotide in the genetic sequence is substituted, added or deleted. Two possible point mutations are given below: Mutation A. Lysine is substituted for Leucine Mutation B: Serine is substituted for Threonine Which mutation is likely to be more serious? E Explain
Identify the best match between the mutation description and term.   a. Transversion: results in a change in single nucleotide from a purine to another purine or a pyrimidine to another pyrimidine   b. Nonsense mutation: a change in the DNA that changes the codon code from one amino acid to another amino acid   c. Missense mutation: causes a drastic change in phenotype because the change causes a premature stop in the amino acid sequence   d. Indel: has the potential to cause large changes in transcription and subsequence amino acid sequence due to reading frameshifts
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