Question

ost new mutations will be heterozygous or hemizygous. When treating an organism with a mutagen, although it is possible that homozygous mutations will occur, it is more likely that most new mutations will be heterozygous or hemizygous. True False

Answer 1

Answer: True

Explanation:

The organism when treated with the mutagen has lesser chances of being mutated on the homozygous genes.

There are chances that the mutation will take place in the heterozygous gene or hemizygous gene.

Hemizygous condition can be defined as the condition in which one allele disappears and due to this mutation can take place.