Mutations - 1 (OCR F215)

10 Questions on mutation from the OCR spec. 

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  • Created by: Nathaniel
  • Created on: 06-04-12 17:35

1. A mutation is what......?

  • A change in the amount of, or arrangemt of, the genetic material in side a cell
  • A conscious pre-planned change to the genetic material
  • A change in the appearance of a person
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2. One bass pair replacing another is called what?

  • Replace-mutations
  • Point-mutations
  • Swap-mutations

3. When nucleotide parts are inserted/deleted, what effect does this have on the remaining DNA?

  • Frameshift
  • Gene Inadequacy

4. What are somatic mutations?

  • Mutations that occur during mitosis and are not passed on to offspring
  • Mutations that take place after injury which lead to scabbing
  • Mutations that happen during meiosis and may be passed on offspring

5. DNA mutations lead to a change in the nucleotide base sequence. True or False?

  • True
  • False
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Lewis Clegg

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Some good content, but many questions asking off-specification material, as of 24 April

Spec source: http://www.ocr.org.uk/download/kd/ocr_9600_kd_gce_spec.pdf

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