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What is base pair substitutions and its type?

Important Questions on Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

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Write note on point or gene mutation.

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Differentiate between point mutation and frameshift mutation.
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Give one significant difference between the following:

Transition and transversion

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Justify the statement: Silent mutations are evolutionarily neutral.
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Mention one utility of silent mutation in research.
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Frameshift insertion or deletion mutations proves that
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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Which of the following is not atavistic in humans?
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The point mutation sequence for transition, transition, transversion and transversion in DNA are
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Which of the following types of mutation have been categorised based on their effect on translation?
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Point mutation involves change in double base pair
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What is effect of silent mutation?
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A segment of DNA has the triplet base sequence, AAC GAC AGC CGC ACA AAA. Due to mutation the first base only got deleted. The likely effect of this on the coding of the DNA segments is that
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A nucleotide change in the DNA that result in an amino acid change in the protein is “silent” mutation.
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A DNA sequence undergoes three subsequent point mutations which result in subsequent changes in transcription of mRNA as shown below:
Original mRNA  :AUG  CAU  CUC  ACG  GAU  UAG

Point mutation 1 : AUG CAU CUU ACG GUA UAG

Point mutation 2 : AUG CAU GCU UAC GGU AUA

Point mutation 3 : AUG CAU GCU UAA GGU AUA

Select the correct sequence of point mutations that occurred in the DNA.

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Changing the codon AGC to AGA represents
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Write the sequence of nucleotides after single base insertion and deletion in the given gene. Gene: THE CAT ATE THE FAT RAT.
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Cotyledons are also called-
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Frameshift mutation occurs when
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What is the difference between missense and nonsense mutation?