A Random Alteration in the Sequence of DNA Nucleotides That

question 43

Multiple Choice

A random alteration in the sequence of DNA nucleotides that provides a new variant allele is

• A) gene mutation.
• B) polymorphism.
• C) gene frequency.
• D) disruption.

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