Maternal effect mutations can be identified when
A)homozygous mutant females exhibit an abnormal phenotype, whereas mutant males appear wild-type.
B)homozygous mutant females can develop normally, but their offspring exhibit a mutant phenotype.
C)heterozygous mutant females can develop normally, but their offspring exhibit a mutant phenotype.
D)any aspect of embryonic development is abnormal.

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Maternal effect mutations are identified when the mother carries the mutation and appears normal, but her offspring exhibit the mutant phenotype due to the mutant gene products deposited in the egg by the mother.

Maternal Effect Mutations Can Be Identified When