The Conclusion,"Mutation Hypothesis Notes That Mutations Causing Premature Senescence Are

question 9

Multiple Choice

The conclusion,"Mutation hypothesis notes that mutations causing premature senescence are selected against weakly," makes more sense if we consider that ________.

• A) many mutations that cause cell death are, in fact, highly deleterious
• B) individuals carrying a mutation causing death before reproductive maturity would have a lifetime reproductive success rate of zero
• C) mutations causing death after reproduction has begun are selected against less strongly
• D) mutations in individual cells may cause cell death, but this does not affect the rest of the organism

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