1. MUTATIONS
Changes in the gene

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5raJePXu0
OQ&feature=related SNPs and Mutation

3. Why is a change in the
code (mutation)
important for survival?
Give an example.

4. While the copying of DNA is a
very accurate process, what
happens when a letter is
altered?
VC: DNA Mutation

5. Given the code of a DNA molecule,
what would be the code of the new
DNA strand?
1 T A C CGGA T GC C AGA T C AAA T C
2 A T GGC C T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
1 T A C CGGA T GC C AGA T C AAA T C
2

6. B. What happened in the DNA code?
1 T A C CGGA T GC C AGA T C AAA T C
2 A T GGC C T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
2 A T CGC C T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
A. Normal DNA Code
C. What is the NEW DNA code?
3 A T CGC C T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
POINT MUTATION

7. B. What happened in the DNA code?
1 T A C CGGA T GC C AGA T C AAA T C
2 A T GGC C T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
2 A T GC C T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
A. Normal DNA Code
C. What is the NEW DNA code?
3 A T GCC T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
FRAME SHIFT MUTATION

8. B. What happened in the DNA code?
1 T A C CGGA T GC C AGA T C AAA T C
2 A T GGC C T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
2 A T GGC C T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
A. Normal DNA Code
C. What is the NEW DNA code?
3 ATGTGC C TACGGT C TAGT T TAG
FRAME SHIFT MUTATION
T

9. 2. CODE IS READ.
1 T A C CGGA T GC C AGA T C AAA T C
2 A T GGC C T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
3 A T CGC C T A CGG T C T AG T T T AG
4 UAGCGGAUGC CAGAUCAAAUC
5 UAG CGG AUG CCA GAU CAA AUC
6 Stop Arg Meth Prol Aspa Glut Isol
U A C Correct code: Tyrosine