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What is the effect of the mutation in example 1 on the original DNA coding sequence?
What is the effect of the mutation in example 1 on the original DNA coding sequence?
- A deletion of one nucleotide
- No change in the original DNA coding sequence
- An insertion of one nucleotide
- A substitution of one nucleotide (correct)
What is the original amino acid sequence in mutation example 1?
What is the original amino acid sequence in mutation example 1?
- Determinable from the original mRNA sequence
- Same as the mutated amino acid sequence
- Not provided in the sequence (correct)
- Different from the mutated amino acid sequence
What is the difference between the original and mutated mRNA sequences in example 2?
What is the difference between the original and mutated mRNA sequences in example 2?
- A deletion of three nucleotides
- A substitution of one nucleotide
- An insertion of three nucleotides
- A substitution of three nucleotides (correct)
What is the effect of the mutation in example 2 on the original DNA coding sequence?
What is the effect of the mutation in example 2 on the original DNA coding sequence?
What is the relationship between the original mRNA sequence and the original amino acid sequence in mutation example 1?
What is the relationship between the original mRNA sequence and the original amino acid sequence in mutation example 1?
What type of mutation is described in example 1?
What type of mutation is described in example 1?
What is the effect of non-disjunction events during meiosis?
What is the effect of non-disjunction events during meiosis?
What is aneuploidy defined as?
What is aneuploidy defined as?
What is the original mRNA sequence in the example mutation?
What is the original mRNA sequence in the example mutation?
What is the mutated mRNA sequence in the example mutation?
What is the mutated mRNA sequence in the example mutation?
What occurs during non-disjunction events?
What occurs during non-disjunction events?
What is the result of aneuploidy?
What is the result of aneuploidy?
What is the primary function of DNA in living cells?
What is the primary function of DNA in living cells?
What is the term for the process by which DNA is passed from parent cell to daughter cell?
What is the term for the process by which DNA is passed from parent cell to daughter cell?
What is the purpose of genes in a cell?
What is the purpose of genes in a cell?
What is the structure of RNA?
What is the structure of RNA?
What is the function of mRNA in the cell?
What is the function of mRNA in the cell?
What is the term for the process by which genetic information is used to synthesize proteins?
What is the term for the process by which genetic information is used to synthesize proteins?
