Mutations That Completely Abolish the Function of a Wild-Type Allele

question 43

Multiple Choice

Mutations that completely abolish the function of a wild-type allele are

• A)null mutations.
• B)hypomorphic mutations.
• C)hypermorphic mutations.
• D)conditional mutations.
• E)neomorphic mutations.

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