Question

0. Which of the following is scientifically accurate? A. Mutations can be beneficial to organisms. B. Mutations arise due to changes in amino acid sequences. C. Mutations arise due to changes in nucleic acid sequences. D. Mutations can be beneficial, and they arise due to changes in nucleic acid sequences. E. Mutations can be beneficial, and they arise due to changes in amino acid sequences.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option A, C and D

Explanation:

Mutations can be beneficial and call also not be beneficial. Examples of beneficial mutation includes laptop tolerance, HIV resistance etc. This mutations occur as changes in the nucleic acid sequences (DNA; which is made up of the four nitrogenous bases, deoxy/ribose sugar and phosphate group. Changes in these bases can bring about mutations that are beneficial) of organism and also it depends on where in the genetic code they occur. Beneficiary mutations can bring about increased fitness of the organisms involved.