Fur color in mice is controlled by a gene that produces a pigment protein. Black coat color is dominant and a single-base mutation produces the recessive white fur color. What statement is most likely correct regarding this single base mutation? Question 1 options: Mice with white coats have a reversion mutation The white eyed phenotype is caused by a neutral mutation. It is a silent mutation The expression level or function of the pigment protein is altered by this mutation.
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