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Why do persons having a mutation pass this condition on to their offspring?
Individuals with a mutation can pass it on to their offspring because the mutation is present in their germline cells (sperm or eggs), which are used to create offspring. This means that the genetic mutation is incorporated into the DNA of the offspring, resulting in them inheriting the mutation.
What is the product of mutation?
A mutant.
Can anyone become a mutant by mutation?
The only way to become a mutant is via a mutation, but a mutation does not guarantee a unique phenotype. (I'm assuming, here, that you're using a biological definition of "mutant" and not a more fanciful definition.)
How mutation can affect in another mutant?
A mutant can be mutated just as any other life form.
Are mutant genes helpful or harmful?
they can be both if the mutant gene causes the organism to have a new property which improves its life it is helpful and evolution occurs since due to natural selection offspring having the mutant quality will be produced. on the other hand if a mutant gene causes a deformity, or a weakness it is harmful. for example cancer cells, which eventually form a tumour are the result of mutation
What is an advantageous mutation?
A change in DNA that gives a survival advantage to a particular genotype under particluar environmental conditions. :)
How do you spot a mutant?
Everyone is a mutation to a greater or lesser degree, just look around you and you will see a mutant.
What could cause a mutant fly embryo to develop two tail ends but no head?
This is called bicoid mutant phenotype, and is caused by a maternal effect gene which is a gene that, when mutant in the mother, results in a mutant phenotype of the offspring regardless of the offspring's genotype.
What color eyes are mutant?
Blue eyes were caused by a genetic mutation.
What is a mutant cell?
A mutant cell is a cell that has undergone a genetic mutation, resulting in a change in its DNA sequence. This alteration can lead to changes in the cell's function, structure, or behavior, which may impact the individual's health or development.
In sexual reproduction an offspring is produced with genes from both parents When the offspring has a new genetic variation that it got from neither of its parents it is called an?
The offspring is called a "mutant" if it has a new genetic variation that it did not inherit from either parent. Mutations can arise spontaneously or be caused by environmental factors, and they contribute to genetic diversity within a population.
What is the Difference between a mutant and mutation?
A mutagen is a substance that CAUSES a mutation. Essentially, mutagens are the cause, mutations are the effect. Simple as that :)
