A neomorphic mutation could result in an allele that

A) produces no gene product.
B) produces a nonfunctional gene product.
C) produces a novel protein that gives rise to a new phenotype.
D) produces mutant protein subunits that aggregate with wild-type subunits, inactivating them.
E) produces an altered protein that functions more efficiently than the wild-type protein does.


C) produces a novel protein that gives rise to a new phenotype.

A neomorphic mutation could result in an allele that produces a novel protein that gives rise to a new phenotype.

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