Answer:
A mutation is generally referred to as certain alternations in the gene whether it may be DNA sequences, which may be beneficial, harmful or of no significance to the mutant gene bearing organisms.
Explanation:
- A mutation that increases the ability to store moisture in a dry environment is obviously beneficial. Because it prevents dehydration and maintains normal functioning in spite of adverse conditions.
- A color mutation that decreases a bird's chances of sexual selection is beneficial in the sense that it prevent certain abnormalities in offspring like sexual dimorphism. Also sexual selection often proves to be a threat to the survival of the organisms as per handicap principle.
- A mutation in non coding region of DNA is harmful, as it is often observed to facilitate expression of wrong proteins at inappropriate places.
- A mutation in the that does not changes protein synthesis increased white pigmentation on a prey animal in snowy environment as it had prevented adaption of the prey and hence harmful for survival of it.
- A mutation decreasing plant's height in competition to light, makes them less exposed to sun energy important for photosynthesis and hence it is harmful for the plant.
The third one is the right answer.
Mutations appear randomly and these mutations can either have possitive, negative or neutral impact on the individual's survival. The environment of the individual amongst other factor determine the net effect of the mutation. For example:
A mutation on a shade plant for bigger leaves would have a possitive impact on the plants survival due to the increase of the photosynthetic tissue area. On the other hand the same mutation on a desert plant would have a negative impact on the plant's survival due to the increase of the leaf area which leads to increased water evaporation off the plant.
Karyotyping can give information on a persons sex and chromosomal disorders. It cannot give information on a persons trait's and how severe a disorder is.
I think it's surface area would be less than it's volume so it means it won't be able to get nutrition as needed.
hope this helps :P
Answer:
Receiving sensory information and carrying commands to the muscles.
Explanation:
The spinal cord serves as the transmission conduit for the passage of action potential as sensory information through the sensory/afferent neurons to the dorsal roots of the spinal cord.The information synapse with the inter neurons,branching off to the brain and emerged as the response through the motor/efferent neurons to the effectors(muscles).
This pathways is called reflex arc. Thus most of the involuntary action of the body is conducted through the spinal cord
