Lethal Mutations Can Be Maintained in Diploid Organisms If They

question 37

Multiple Choice

Lethal mutations can be maintained in diploid organisms if they are

• A)dominant.
• B)recessive.
• C)deletions.
• D)none of the choices

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Definitions:

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