Genetic Mutations Exam Questions Correct Answers New Update (A+ Pass)

Genetic Mutations Exam
Questions Correct Answers New
Update (A+ Pass)
Germ-line mutation/germinal mutation - Answers -✔✔ exists or has occurred in the
sperm or egg and is passed to the progeny

_________ mutations also can occur during early embryonic development when the
embryo is made up of only a few cells - Answers -✔✔ germ-line

this mutation would be present in almost all of the resulting organism's cells-if these
cells include the future _________ cells, then this mutation will be inherited by the
offspring and considered a ___________ mutation - Answers -✔✔ germ-line

Name three examples of germ-line mutations (inherited) - Answers -✔✔ cystic fibrosis,
Huntington, Albinism

Somatic mutation - Answers -✔✔ not present in the germ-line of the organism. this
mutation will change the phenotype of the individual containing it, but it will not be
passed to the progeny.

if a _________ mutation occurs early during organismal development, it will likely be in
many cells and may seem like the mutation exists in the entire organism - Answers -
✔✔ somatic

a gray stripe of hair on a dark-headed person is likely what mutation? - Answers -✔✔
somatic

a mutation in a precursor cell for a specific organ or tissue type - Answers -✔✔ somatic

cancer cell development - Answers -✔✔ can be germinal mutations, but most are
somatic

any organism with an altered phenotype is referred to as a ________ or __________ -
Answers -✔✔ mutant or variant

morphological mutant - Answers -✔✔ these mutants have an altered visible
appearance

name three examples of a morphological mutant - Answers -✔✔ Albino, Drosophila
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