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The term used to describe a harmless organism resembling a harmful one is?
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Batesian Mimicry
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Whether a mutation is harmful or helpful depends partly on an organism's?
the organism's environment
Why are point mutations harmless?
Not all are that harmless. Sickle cell disease is a point mutation. A missense mutation can be harmful, but substituting one purine base for another, or having the same type of amino acid, hydrophobic to hydrophobic for instance, made is not harmful.
How is it possible that most mutations are harmless?
Well, in some ways they are harmless because they are just a set of nucleotides that didn't pair up properly during DNA replication. They are mostly harmless because sometimes when the DNA is changed, the organism with the mutation will benefit from the different characteristics. For ex: a sparrow with a short beak cannot reach the worm in the tree. A sparrow with a genetic mutation, or a long, narrow, beak can benefit because it has the proper beak to reach the worm in the tree. Most mutations don't affect how an organism looks or functions at all, because many of the changes that occur due to mutations happen in parts of the DNA that never get expressed.
What is an organism that is heterozygous for a harmful trait?
Assuming the deleterious trait is recessive, the individual would be called a carrier.
What is a harmful micro-organism?
Well, you can think of bacteria. Many cause diseases. For example, 2 bacteria that damage the stomach is Heliobacter Pylori and E.Coli.
What is an antonym for harmless?
An antonym for harmless is harmful.
Are butterfly harmful?
no they are harmless
What is the opposite for the word harmless?
harmful
What is an antonym for harmful?
Innocuous, harmless
What is the antynom for harmless?
harmful, destructive, evil
Are sea hare harmful to humans?
No they are harmless to humans
What is the prefix of harm?
Black magic
What are some harmless dogs?
Stray dogs are quite harmful.
Why does WikiAnswers identify harmless questions as harmful?
Probably oversensitive.
Is carbon monxide a harmless substance?
no, it's harmful. it can kill you.
Are Arctic foxes harmful or helpful?
They are completely harmless if you do not bother them.
Are dragonflie harmful?
Not at all. Dragonflies are beautiful and harmless.
