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Quiz by Christine Davis - IU8, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Christine Davis - IU8
over 7 years ago
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Question 1
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A mutation caused by an addition or deletion of nitrogen base is a
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point mutation
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frame shift mutation
Question 2
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How many chromosomes does a normal human cell have?
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23
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46
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48
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52
Question 3
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Changing the sequence of nucleotides within a gene is known as
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transmission mistakes
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gene mutations
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chromosomal mutations
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transcription mistakes
Question 4
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Cancer is known as the uncontrollable dividing of cells; which statement appears to not support all the others in relation to the cause of cancer?
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one or more genes controlling the enzymes that control the cell cycle are changed.
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A protein can no longer make the proper enzyme to halt the division of a cell.
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The segment of DNA that contains the gene to code for the proper enzyme has been changed.
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Genes are not responsible for the ultimate causes of cancer.
Question 5
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Which of the following changes would be expected if a CAUUUG sequences of bases mutated to CACUUG?
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the amino acid sequence would be shorter than expected
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the identity of one amino acid would change
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the identity of more than one amino acid would change
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the amino acid sequence would remain unchanged
Question 6
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Refer to the image for this question.
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mRNA #1 and mRNA #2
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mRNA#1 and mRNA#3
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mRNA #3 and mRNA #2
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They are all the same
Question 7
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If the proteins above (from the mRNA sequences question) had an amino acid replaced with an amino acid with similar properties such as non-polar amino acid, the protein would most likely function the same.
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- True
- False
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