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How a mutation may not affect an organisms traits?

A mutation does not affect an organism trait for a reason. It is neutral which depends on the environment.


What mutation most likely can affect a cow offspring?

A mutation in egg cells


What is a tigers offsping?

Cub


How mutation can affect a gene?

it changes it


What type of mutation will affect the largest number of proteins produces by an organism?

Chromosomal mutation


What is an example of a good effect from a mutation?

Well a Silent Mutation does not affect anything so it isn't bad so its a good mutation.


What is offsping?

If you mean offspring, it is our children.


How does a mutation in a cell affect an organism?

A mutation in a sex cell means that the mutation can be passed on to the individuals offspring. If the mutation just occurred in a somatic cell, it would not be passed down.


How does a mutation in a sex differ from a from a mutation in a non-sex cell?

A mutation in a sex cell, such as a sperm or egg cell, can be passed on to offspring and affect future generations. In contrast, a mutation in a non-sex cell will only affect the individual and is not passed on to offspring.


Who does somatic mutation affect?

A somatic mutation is one that occurs in any body cell with the exception of the gametes (sperm and eggs). A somatic mutation cannot be passed on to offspring, so it affects only the person with the mutation.


Why does an insertion mutation usually cause defects during protein synthesis than a point mutation?

Insertion mutations can affect many amino acids in the protein.An insertion mutation usually causes more defects during protein synthesis than point mutation because an insertion mutation will affect many amino acids in the protein.


Explain how a mutation could have no effect on the organism?

It can have absolutely no affect, a bad affect, or even a good affect.*Deletion and Addition are frameshift: most harmful.