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Gene mutations can be passed on to future generations and drive natural selection. Choose the best description of how gene mutations are involved in evolution. Question 1 options: A) Gene mutations can be helpful, harmful, or neutral for an organism's survival. Only mutations that are helpful in the organism's environment would influence its survival and reproduction. B) All gene mutations are passed to future generations and will contribute to the evolution of new species over many generations. C) Gene mutations can be dominant or recessive for an organism. Dominant genes will be adaptive for future generations, but recessive genes won't. D) Gene mutations often skip generations, with advantageous traits showing up several generations after the gene mutation was first introduced.

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A. Mutations are due to random chance so there’s no guarantee as to how it’ll impact survival, but if it improves chances of survival in the environment, there’s a greater chance it’ll get passed on
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