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.

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.

B.

Wastes will build up, and Mallory bodies will accumulate in the liver.

C. Wastes will build up in cells and will eventually be excreted from each cell.

C.

Wastes will build up in cells and will eventually be excreted from each cell.

D. Wastes will build up in vital organs, and the organism will experience disease.

D.

Wastes will build up in vital organs, and the organism will experience disease.