Deletions are most useful for gene mapping

A) when you have a mutant allele of a gene that is recessive to normal alleles and amorphic.
B) when you have a mutant allele of a gene that is dominant to wild-type alleles.
C) if you have a mutant allele of a gene that results in no detectable mutant phenotype when homozygous.
D) if you have a gain-of-function mutant allele of a gene.


A) when you have a mutant allele of a gene that is recessive to normal alleles and amorphic.

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