Many oncogenes result from mutations that cause a protein to be expressed in cells where it is normally not expressed or is expressed at inappropriate times during development. This type of mutation can be described as __________

A) amorphic
B) hypomorphic
C) hypermorphic
D) neomorphic
E) dominant negative


C

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members of the species are in captivity. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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At first glance, it may seem that living systems are able to defy the second law of thermodynamics

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