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Q: What happens when a mutation is helpful to a species?
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True or false a mutation is helpful if it improves the chances for survival of the species?

false


What happens if mutation stops?

New species will not be able to present themselves.


Is mutation to species harmful?

it can be, it depends on whether the mutation is useful


What is the difference between helpful and harmful mutation?

a beneficial mutation in an animal, plant, cell or bacteria will allow it to have a better chance of survival and allow it to continue passing on its DNA in its offspring. a harmful mutation does the exact opposite it hinders the animals survival and will eventually lead it's species to extinction.


How does the mutations affect a species?

mutation is the ability to change in a species mutation help s the species to get better equipped with the environment .It is nothing but evolution for example mutation in the animals such monkeys paved the way for the humans to grow


What is a helpful mutation?

its called a butt juice nipple


How can mutation cause new species to arise?

If one animal has a mutation and breeds with another animal then a new species may arise. The gene of the mutation may be carried down in the babies.


What happens when mutation occurs in a noncoding region?

The mutation will generally have no efect


What is a helpful mutation called?

its called a butt juice nipple


What are some example of helpful desirable mutation?

Lactose tolerance


A mutation in mice causes the coat to be twice as large as normal in what enviorments would this mutation be helpful?

it would be in the industrial invirments


Why are some types of mutation inherited?

If a mutation happens, it will be helpful, harmful or neutral. Whether they are passed on to offspring depends on several things.Obviously, whether the organism gets a chance to reproduce.Whether the organism manages to survive long enough to reproduce, which it is unlikely to do if the mutation is harmful.Whether the gametes which are successful in the process of fertilization happen to contain that gene.