Chapter 14
Biology: How Life Works · 10 exercises
Problem 1
Describe different effects a mutation can have on an organism.
7 step solution
Problem 2
Explain the difference between the mutation rate for a given nucleotide and the mutation rate for a given cell.
3 step solution
Problem 3
Explain what it means to say that mutations are random.
5 step solution
Problem 4
Describe several types of small-scale mutation and their likely effect on an organism.
5 step solution
Problem 5
Explain why the location of a small-scale mutation in the Genome can make a difference in the phenotype.
5 step solution
Problem 6
Describe the differences among silent, missense, nonsense, and frameshift mutations.
6 step solution
Problem 7
Describe several types of large-scale mutation and their likely effect on an organism.
7 step solution
Problem 8
Explain how a gene family, such as the odorant receptor gene family, is thought to have evolved.
4 step solution
Problem 9
Name several common mutagens and their effect on DNA.
5 step solution
Problem 10
Describe a DNA repair mechanism.
6 step solution