A third mutant allele of gene B (allele b3) causes the frogs' eyes to become green, instead of their normal red color. Normally, gene B effects only skin color. What term describes this allele?

A) Hypermorphic
B) Neomorphic
C) Hypomorphic
D) Amorphic
E) Haploinsufficient


B) Neomorphic

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