types of mutations: point

Question 1

point mutation

Answer 1

= a single base (nucleotide) change

Question 2

each point mutation affects one

Answer 2

codon only

Question 3

types of point mutations

Answer 3

missense mutation

silent (aka neutral) mutation

nonsense mutation

frameshift

Question 4

missense mutation

Answer 4

mutation that results in a different amino

Question 5

silent (aka neutral) mutation

Answer 5

mutation that results in the same amino acid code still being encoded

Question 6

nonsense mutation

Answer 6

mutation that results in the conversion of an affected codon from encoding an amino acid to becoming a stop or nonsense codon

Question 7

frameshift

Answer 7

results in multiple change