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Mutation generally produces...

Mutation generally produces

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recessive genes

B

lethal genes

C

polygenes

D

dominant genes

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Mutations generally produce recessive genes. Mutation is a sudden heritable change in the characteristics of an organism. The individual which shows these heritable changes is known as mutant.
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