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UNO [17]
3 years ago
11

Mutation comes from the Latin word mutare,

Biology
1 answer:
aalyn [17]3 years ago
6 0

Answer: Mutation can affect an organism by resulting to a change in the number and structure of chromosomes (chromosomal mutation). A typical example of this type of mutation is Down's syndrome where the individual contains 47 instead of 46 chromosomes.

Mutation can also result to a change in the nucleotide sequence of the DNA molecule in a particular region of a chromosome(Gene mutation) an example of genetic mutation is sickle cell anemia

Explanation:

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