We Would All Have Many More Mutations in Our Genes

question 72

Multiple Choice

We would all have many more mutations in our genes if not for the _____.

• A) activity of repair enzymes
• B) death of all mutant cells,removing them from our bodies
• C) fact that everybody carries a "good" allele to counter every "bad" allele
• D) fact that dividing cells remove all their mutations when they replicate their DNA
• E) fact that mutations tend to cancel each other out,leaving mostly functional genes

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