Activity 4:

Protein Synthesis and Mutations

Reflect on the following questions. Write your answers on a

separate piece of paper.

1. Mutations can sometimes happen in the sex

chromosomes. What do you think are the effects if a
female has a missing sex chromosome?
2. One beneficial mutation is using point mutation in
improving food crops, resulting in variation and yielding
stronger, more disease-resistant crops. What outcomes
can come about on this type of mutation?
3. Films from the Marvel and DC comics universes have
shown us endless mutation possibilities if you could be a
character in any of these universe, would you want to
have a mutation or not? If you do want a mutation, what
kind would you want and why?