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What is the primary consequence of a frameshift mutation?
What is the primary consequence of a frameshift mutation?
- The translation process accelerates
- The gene sequence remains intact
- The reading frame is shifted, leading to incorrect codon parsing (correct)
- The protein becomes longer
How are insertions and deletions related to frameshift mutations?
How are insertions and deletions related to frameshift mutations?
- Insertions and deletions are unrelated to frameshift mutations
- Insertions never lead to frameshift mutations
- Deletions only cause frameshift mutations
- Both insertions and deletions can result in frameshift mutations (correct)
What analogy is used to describe a deletion mutation?
What analogy is used to describe a deletion mutation?
- Erasing a letter in a word (correct)
- Adding punctuation to a sentence
- Removing a stop sign from a sentence
- Adding a word to a sentence
How does a nonsense mutation impact the translation process?
How does a nonsense mutation impact the translation process?
Which type of mutation can result in a nonfunctional protein?
Which type of mutation can result in a nonfunctional protein?
How do insertions differ from deletions in terms of impact on genetic message reading frame?
How do insertions differ from deletions in terms of impact on genetic message reading frame?
What is the consequence of a frameshift mutation occurring near the end of a gene?
What is the consequence of a frameshift mutation occurring near the end of a gene?
In sickle-cell disease, which specific type of mutation affects the hemoglobin protein?
In sickle-cell disease, which specific type of mutation affects the hemoglobin protein?
How do insertions and deletions outside of coding regions impact gene function?
How do insertions and deletions outside of coding regions impact gene function?
What happens when a specific point mutation in DNA results in the substitution of an adenine base with thymine?
What happens when a specific point mutation in DNA results in the substitution of an adenine base with thymine?
How do missense mutations differ from nonsense mutations?
How do missense mutations differ from nonsense mutations?
Which of the following best describes the consequences of extensive missense mutations?
Which of the following best describes the consequences of extensive missense mutations?
What type of mutation involves adding or removing nucleotide pairs, like editing a sentence by adding or deleting words?
What type of mutation involves adding or removing nucleotide pairs, like editing a sentence by adding or deleting words?
Which type of small-scale mutation is described as changing a single nucleotide pair, similar to swapping a single letter in a word?
Which type of small-scale mutation is described as changing a single nucleotide pair, similar to swapping a single letter in a word?
A substitution mutation that changes 3′@CCG@5′ to 3′@CCA@5′ results in what mRNA codon after the change?
A substitution mutation that changes 3′@CCG@5′ to 3′@CCA@5′ results in what mRNA codon after the change?
Which type of mutation does not change the protein's appearance and can sometimes occur outside genes as well?
Which type of mutation does not change the protein's appearance and can sometimes occur outside genes as well?
A missense mutation is characterized by what change in the protein?
A missense mutation is characterized by what change in the protein?
