Explain the Role of Mutation to Evolution, and Then Using

question 53

Essay

Explain the role of mutation to evolution, and then using the Hb^S allele to illustrate, describe why fitness levels are a function of the environment.

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Definitions:

Tort

An act of civil injustice that leads to loss or injury for the victim, making the perpetrator legally responsible.

Defamatory Statement

A false communication that injures a person's reputation or decreases the respect, regard, or confidence in which a person is held.

Privilege

A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.

Battery

A criminal offense involving the unlawful physical acting upon a threat, distinct from assault which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact.