Genetics Quiz on Mutations and DNA Repair

Mutations

• A mutation in a gene altering a codon, but the resulting new codon translating for the same amino acid, can be a silent mutation or a synonymous mutation. A single nucleotide polymorphism is also possible.

DNA Repair Pathways

• The post-replicative DNA repair pathway is also called specific base excision repair.
• Base excision repair is a DNA repair pathway.
• Another DNA repair pathway is nucleotide excision repair.
• Specific base excision repair is a DNA repair pathway.

Test your knowledge on mutations, including silent and synonymous mutations, as well as the processes involved in DNA repair pathways. This quiz covers key concepts that are foundational to understanding genetic variations and repair mechanisms.