Screening for Maternal-Effect Mutations Would Involve Looking for Which of the Following

question 37

Multiple Choice

Screening for maternal-effect mutations would involve looking for which of the following?

• A) unusual phenotypes in female progeny
• B) embryos that are all obviously developmentally arrested
• C) asymmetric mutations
• D) eggs that can not be fertilized
• E) dominant negative phenotypes

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