Which Statement About Mutations Is True

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which statement about mutations is true?

• A) Most mutations are either deleterious or advantageous.
• B) Mutations are random with respect to the adaptive needs of organisms.
• C) The effects of a mutation are constant;whether a mutation is deleterious or beneficial cannot be influenced by environmental conditions.
• D) Only rarely does an individual human carry a new mutation in his or her genome.
• E) Mutations alone result in adaptation.

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