ular Genetics Test Section A Multiple Choice Identify the

Last updated: 5/17/2023

ular Genetics Test Section A Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question 1 Which mutation can potentially affect future populations or generations a a thymine dimer resulting from too much sunbathing b a point mutation in a liver cell resulting from exposure to a chemical mutagen c a deletion of a gene segment in a stomach cell chromosome d a base pair substitution during the early cell division of an ovarian germ cell e a point mutation in a salivary gland cell resulting from a viral infection 2 Why might a nucleotide substitution have no effect on a resulting protein a The same amino acid might be coded for due to the redundancy of the genetic code b The substituted bases are always the same for a particular segment of DNA c The protein that has been changed can usually still function correctly d Mutations of this type do not alter the DNA