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Jones
Name:
Date:
Per:
Name That Mutation!
Use your notes to answer the following questions about mutations. You will need to use your
Genetic Code.
1. Correct DNA:
TAC CCT ACA GGG TTC ACA ATC AGT
Mutant DNA:
TAC CCT ACA GGC TTC ACA ATC AGT
Mutant mRNA:
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Mutant Amino Acid Sequence: ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Mutant protein made: ________________________________________________
CORRECT Amino Acid Sequence: MET GLY CYS PRO LYS CYS
Protein that was supposed to be made: ___________________________________
a. Circle the mistake that was made in the mutant DNA.
b. What kind of mutation took place? __________________________________________
c. Describe the effect of this mutation, if any, on the protein made.
2. Correct DNA:
TAC TTT AGG GTA AAG TAA ATT
Mutant DNA:
TAC TTA AGG GTA AAG TAA ATT
Mutant mRNA:
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Mutant Amino Acid Sequence: ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Mutant protein made: _______________________________________________
CORRECT Amino Acid Sequence: MET LYS SER HIS PHE ILEU
Protein that was supposed to be made: __________________________________
a. Circle the mistake that was made in the mutant DNA.
b. What kind of mutation took place? __________________________________________
c. Describe the effect of this mutation, if any, on the protein made.
3. Correct DNA:
TAC AAC TTT CAG GGA AGG ATT
Mutant DNA:
TAC AAC TTT TCA GGG AAG GAT T
Mutant mRNA:
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Mutant Amino Acid Sequence: ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Mutant protein made: _______________________________________________
CORRECT Amino Acid Sequence: MET LEU LYS VAL PRO SER
Protein that was supposed to be made: __________________________________
Additional questions on the back 
a. Circle the mistake that was made in the mutant DNA.
b. What kind of mutation took place? __________________________________________
c. Describe the effect of this mutation, if any, on the protein made.
4. Correct DNA:
TAC CCA ACA GGG GTT ACG ACT
Mutant DNA:
TAC CAA CAG GGG TTA CGA CTT
Mutant mRNA:
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Mutant Amino Acid Sequence: ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Mutant protein made: _______________________________________________
CORRECT Amino Acid Sequence: MET GLY CYS PRO GLN CYS
Protein that was supposed to be made: __________________________________
a. Circle the mistake that was made in the mutant DNA.
b. What kind of mutation took place? __________________________________________
c. Describe the effect of this mutation, if any, on the protein made.
5. Are all mutations harmful to the resulting protein? Explain your answer.
6. Describe a point mutation.
7. Name and describe the two types of frameshift mutations.