Mutations that result in much less of a protein or a protein with limited function are known as
A) null mutations.
B) hypomorphic mutations.
C) hypermorphic mutations.
D) conditional mutations.
E) neomorphic mutations.

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Hypomorphic mutations result in reduced or limited protein function, while null mutations result in the complete absence of protein function. Hypermorphic mutations result in increased protein function, conditional mutations are dependent on specific conditions for their expression, and neomorphic mutations result in novel or altered protein function.

Mutations That Result in Much Less of a Protein or a Protein