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A deleterious mutation has a negative effect on the phenotype, and thus decreases the fitness of the organism. (A harmful mutation)

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How would you use the word detrimental in a sentence?

The drink was detrimental to his health.More factories will prove detrimental to the environment.


What is the definition of detrimental?

Detrimental means harmful.


What is the root word for detrimental?

"Detrimental" refers to something that has an overall negative effect. The antonym (opposite) of "detrimental" is "beneficial."


How would you put detrimental in a sentence?

Detrimental = causing harm or damageeg His poor spelling was detrimental to his chances of getting a good jobeg The bad weather has had a detrimental effect on the crops this year.Mr. Valle says using sentences from the internet for homework, could be detrimental to your grade.


Do you feel that dictatorial form of government is detrimental for a country?

no,it is not detrimental for a country


What preposition should follow the word detrimental?

The preposition "to" should follow the word detrimental. For example, "the new policy was detrimental to employee morale."


Why do people want to use gene splicing?

The purpose is to benefit people ultimately, I suppose. Gene splicing allows for doctors to inject someone's altered DNA into their body, so as to stop or start the production of an enzyme or protein. This would, in turn, help control someone's arthritis or cancer or other detrimental issue.


Can you give me a sentence using the word detrimental?

Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.


A sentence with the word detrimental?

The effects of the tornado were detrimental to the small town.


Are variations always helpful?

No. Some variations are detrimental and that is what natural selection selects on; the beneficial variation in the immediate environment survives and is reproductively successful, driving genes into the gene pool. The detrimental variation is culled and has lesser representation in the gene pool unto disappearance.


What does detrimental?

The meaning of the word detrimental is something that is harmful or can be injurious. For example, a sentence with this word can be 'It is detrimental to ones health to eat highly processed and fatty foods'.


What is meant by the term Detrimental?

Detrimental is is a term used to describe something causing harm or damage. For example. "Smoking can be detrimental to your health and the health of those around you."