In General, How Does a DNA or Gene Mutation Cause

question 33

Multiple Choice

In general, how does a DNA or gene mutation cause a problem?

• A) It causes the cell where it occurs to die.
• B) A necessary protein might be overproduced, abnormal, or not produced at all.
• C) It prevents DNA replication so cells can't divide.
• D) It makes a particular, potentially important trait, non-heritable.
• E) Scientists have not really determined how this happens.

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