Question

Which of the following is not a possible cause of lethality of individuals carrying a deletion mutation?

a.

Genes that are not haplo sufficient doesn’t produce adequate gene product

b.

Genomic imbalance

c.

Unmasking of lethal recessive alleles

d.

Lack of diversity

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Answer: (d).Lack of diversity

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