It can have absolutely no affect, a bad affect, or even a good affect.
*Deletion and Addition are frameshift: most harmful.
If the mutation is a small one, the protein that will be produced will still be useable.
b: the organism, but not its offspring
The mutation may be passed on to an offspring. Depending on the mutation, it may have no effect, or it could be lethal.
It depends on if it is in the germ line or in a somatic Cell. In the germ line a mutation can cause birth defects or lethal mutations. In somatic Cells it can cause cancer. The Genetic Mutation will have either of these effects: either beneficial or detrimental.
It will change the order of bases:) could cause diseases such as; Cystic Fibrosis
Idk if this is the answer u want but this is true... Evolution is a result of DNA mutation, so it could benefit the life form, but here's a question for u, how do u know DNA is a double helix?
b: the organism, but not its offspring
b: the organism, but not its offspring
A mutation can be considered a benefit to an organism in many ways. Depending on what the mutation is, this can help an organism escape death, or be faster, or even hide better from predators.
It depends on the mutation. Some mutations have no effect on survival, some mutations are lethal, and some mutations make an individual better adapted to its environment, so it will be more fit than those without the mutation, and therefore produce more offspring with the same mutation, which could change the allele frequency of a population.
The mutation may be passed on to an offspring. Depending on the mutation, it may have no effect, or it could be lethal.
More varity in a population
A mutation in a sperm or egg cell means that the mutation while most likely be passed down to the offspring of that organism. If the mutation is in anything but a gamete, it will not be passed down.
A point mutation is when a single nucleotide switches from G to C or from A to T, or when a single nucleotide is deleted or inserted. It's unlikely for any single mutation to have a significant effect, but the effects that could occur could be anything, ranging from eliminating or altering protein synthesis of a particular protein to altering the regulatory function of a stretch of DNA and thereby affecting the embryological development of an organism.
Not all mutations are harmful. A mutation the give the organism antibiotic resistance, for example, is quite helpful. A different mutation that causes a necessary protein to misfold may result in death. In general mutations that affect proteins that are necessary for life will result in the death of the organism. One such mutation is in the protein p53 which is necessary to prevent a cell from growing uncontrollable (cancer). A mutation in p53 could result in a cell with damaged DNA to reproduce - this is what we call cancer.
It only affects the offspring of the organism.
because an organism could change cause of pollution or any other calamity change.
It will change the order of bases:) could cause diseases such as; Cystic Fibrosis