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Mutations do not necessarily have to affect organisms negatively. It is occasionally through the mutation of genes that species are able to evolve and become better adapted to their climate. For example, it has been theorised that one of the mutations of the jaw muscle lead partially to the evolution of humans. Such a mutation had both negative and positive effects: it decreased jaw strength, but allowed the headcase to expand, allowing for the brain to increase in size. So while it could be taken as a negative influence, there have been much greater positive affects to the organism.

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