If proteins contain mutations, the proteins often do not maintain the
proper shape and are unable to perform their functions. Properly
functioning proteins are essential to maintaining healthy organisms.
Which statement describes the overall consequence of proteins
containing mutations like those described in the passage?
A.
Wastes will build up and will be reassembled to build new
proteins
B.
Wastes will build up, and
Mallory bodies will accumulate in the
liver.
Wastes will build up in cells and will eventually be excrete from
each cell.
D.
Wastes will build up In vital organs, and the organism will
experience
disease.
