All of the following are functions of human skin, except a. absorbing mineral reserves, water, and waste. b. releasing excess heat to regulate body temperature. c. protecting the skin from pathogens. d. gathering information about the environment.

small, big, or no change could occur in the phenotype. it could cause something as simple as a cats ears to curl backwards or something as frighting as death. it could also occur in the protien-coding area and have an effect on that but no effect on the amino acids. what has to occur is a changing in the hox gene or the control gene.