A Random Alteration in the Sequence of DNA Nucleotides That

question 66

Multiple Choice

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

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

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