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Ch. 15 - Gene Mutation, DNA Repair, and Transposition
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All textbooksKlug 12th EditionCh. 15 - Gene Mutation, DNA Repair, and TranspositionProblem 7

Chapter 15, Problem 7

Most mutations in a diploid organism are recessive. Why?

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Hello everyone here. We have a question asking. The most common loss of function mutations are blank. So what are loss of function mutations? Loss of function mutations are ones that reduce or eliminate the function of the gene product? Most of these mutations are recessive, meaning that if we have a hetero zeo, it won't be obvious. So our answer here is be recessive. Thank you for watching. Bye!
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