Which of the Following Mutant Alleles Is Most Likely to Be

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following mutant alleles is most likely to be dominant to the wild-type allele?

• A)a silent mutation
• B)a premature stop codon that results in a partial loss of protein function
• C)a missense mutation that increases enzyme activity
• D)a promoter mutation that reduces gene transcription

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