Mutation can be caused by many factors (birth defects, exposure, etc.). It is often times harmful (in birth defects: person with three #23 chromosomes; in exposure: a person handling uranium).
(sometimes exposure can often kill off cancer [but then again so can Chemo])
harmful mutation
it can be, it depends on whether the mutation is useful
a mutation is sometimes a form of adaptation, but if something changes in the DNA of the species and could possibly be harmful to it, that is a harmful mutation.Examples:-born without a part of the brain-cancer is a form of a harmful mutation-hypoglycemia
yes some....
A deleterious mutation has a negative effect on the phenotype, and thus decreases the fitness of the organism. (A harmful mutation)
Mutation would not be harmful if the mutation allowed an animal to live longer. This may be the case if an animal that is not normally albino is born albino in a place that gets a lot of snow.
its not
mutation
No. Although there is a chance of a beneficial mutation, the chance of it occurring is almost astronomical. Most mutations are harmful to humans.
If it is harmful it will not survive long
Probably not, albeit you may be...
mutation are caused by radiation and are 99.9% harmful