What Type of Mutation Occurred in the Following? Normal Allele

question 20

Multiple Choice

What type of mutation occurred in the following? Normal allele GGAAUGAAACAGGAACCC
Mutant allele GGAAUGAAACAGGUACCC

• A) substitution
• B) insertion
• C) deletion
• D) frameshift
• E) No answer is correct.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is elicited by a different, but similar, stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest, without any further conditioning.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying operant conditioning in animals, involving levers, stimuli, and rewards.

Operant-Conditioning Chamber

A controlled environment used in behavioral psychology to study animal behavior through rewards and punishments.