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Set 18 Gene Mutations And Dna Repair

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Achondroplasia is a form of dwarfism that is inherited in humans as an autosomal dominant disorder. A survey in a small country showed that, within a two-year period, there were 12 children with normal parents born with this disorder out of a total of 420,000 births. What is the mutation rate in mutations/locus/generation?

A) 1.4 × 10-5
B) 2.8 × 10-6
C) 2.5 × 10-5
D) 2.8 × 10-5
E) 7.4 × 10-6

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Insertion or removal of one or more nucleotide base pairs in DNA within a gene often results in a _____ mutation.

A) transition
B) frameshift
C) reversion
D) transversion
E) suppressor

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Question 3

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Which of the following kinds of mutations is MOST likely to be a null loss-of-function mutation?

A) transition
B) transversion
C) frameshift
D) missense
E) induced

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