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No, not all the time Mutations can be harmful, helpful, or neutral.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt is believed that the Spanish Flu mutated into a harmless bacteria, after nearly wiping out Western Europe in the early 1900s. So, mutations are not always a bad thing.
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Are mutations always bad?
Mutations are not always bad, there are certain cases where a second mutation overcomes the effects caused by the initial mutation. Mutation may enable the mutant organism to withstand particular environmental stresses better than wild-type organisms, or reproduce more quickly. In these cases a mutation will tend to become more common in a population through natural selection. Carriers of the sickle cell allele are resistant to malaria, because the parasites that cause this disease are killed inside sickle-shaped blood cells. So, this suggests that mutations are not always bad, they are also beneficial some times.
What might happen if the order of the base pairs of the DNA molecule were changed?
you get a mutation which could be good/bad/ or neutral, depends on the location
Why are somatic mutations generally less important than germ mutations?
Because the somatic mutation only produces the color of the iris of the eye. The germ mutation is in charge of the cell which will produce a gamete. It may be passed onto the offspring. So the somatic mutation isn't as important as the germ mutation.
Is fungus a germ?
No, it is a plant that grows on rotten food like bread.
Is a mutation a good or bad thing?
depends on the situation; if you mutate into a vampire, that sucks. but if a frog mutates into a fish, that's really cool!!
Infected foods always look taste or smell bad true or false?
Unfortunately no.
True or false All monopolies are bad?
false
If you take a depressant are you always safe to drive true or false?
Big false. Any sedative that slows your reaction time is a bad idea when safety and driving are concerned.
True or false an aromatic compound is any compound that has a distinct ordor?
True. An aromatic compound, no matter how bad it is for us, will ALWAYS smell nice and fragrant.
True or false. The ultimate victim of a bad check is society as a whole?
False
IS IT TRUE OR FALSE THAT Most businesses periodically remove bad accounts from their books?
false
Is it true that if you are good at math but bad at literature you will fail physics and chemistry?
No, it is not true. It is false.
What is an example of a good or bad mutation?
A good mutation is BACTERIAL FLAGELLA. A bad mutation is DOWN SINDRAM
Is it true that if you are good at math but bad at literature and essay writing you will fail physics and chemistry?
No, it is not true. It is false.
My grandma said that if you get scared real bad you can get diabetes is this true or false?
absolutely not.
Are mutations always bad?
Mutations are not always bad, there are certain cases where a second mutation overcomes the effects caused by the initial mutation. Mutation may enable the mutant organism to withstand particular environmental stresses better than wild-type organisms, or reproduce more quickly. In these cases a mutation will tend to become more common in a population through natural selection. Carriers of the sickle cell allele are resistant to malaria, because the parasites that cause this disease are killed inside sickle-shaped blood cells. So, this suggests that mutations are not always bad, they are also beneficial some times.
Are mutations good?
Not always. there are two types of mutations, A Good mutation or a bad one. A bad mutation will happen very rarely but could still happen, The chances are almost to none But there are also good mutations, The chances of getting a good mutation are 0.001 When mutations happen, And its bad, For an example a Cell If it gets a bad mutation, It will most likely not be able to compete with other cells for resources. But if the mutation is "Good" The DNA which is a genetic code will be changed to have the good mutation put it. A good mutation for a bacteria would be antibiotic resistance. Bacteria Reproduce every 20 Minutes by dividing, So on a petri dish having the bacteria lay there for 24 hours, would have More than millions of Bacteria on it. And in those moments of reproducing a Good or bad mutation WILL happen. When you use hand sanitiser you kill germs right? But hand sanitiser says 99.99%, The .001% that lives has a good mutation that makes is be Resistant to antibiotics
