What effect does a mutation have on an organism?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

A mutation is caused by a change in genetic or DNA structure. A mutation can effect an organism in many different ways. Mutation from extreme exposure to radiation is horrifying. The cells become free radicals and the mutation is obvious. Smoking in young adults causes lung cells to mutate. A child can be born with a cleft pallet. A cleft pallet has to be repaired or the organism cannot eat, drink. Plants can mutate, for example in Marijuana plants the mutation of a female into a male due to extreme stress. The female plant thinks it will die, so it turns into a male, the energy focused into manufacturing seeds so it will ensure future propagation. This is an example of something undergoing a mutation to adapt to its environment. Long term mutation could be called evolution. Someone could be born with a mutated arm and could not use it as a result or have it amputated. There are no short necked giraffes because the trees are tall. So on and so forth.

Answer 3

It depends what Element it is. Or what its based. There are endless possibilities on mutation.

EDIT: Mutation can have almost any effect immaginable. Most of the time mutations are repaired. A lot of mutations also occur (in multicellular organisms) in non coding regions of the DNA, meaning that they have no effect. Lots of mutations cause cancer. Others cause genetic disease or succeptability to a disease. Some are fatal to a cell. Some are selectively beneficial, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia. In bacteria, many are fatal or detrimental. Very few mutations are outright beneficial. The only example of this is the mutation that gave bacteria beta-lactamase, which gives them resistance to some antibiotics.

Answer 4

basically the mutation can alter the DNA of an organism and when the trna is read in the cytoplasm it will never stop and will fill the cell with a very long amino acid strand.

Answer 5

the bacteria in a mutinated DNA sample affects the organism

Answer 6

They alter the genetic code.. DNA