Answer:
mutations create a new particular gene, a new allele. If that allele is passed down to the next offspring and the next, the mutation would be carried throughout the population. Some of the species in the population might not show any symptoms of a mutation or not feel the effects of it, but pass it down. If the mutation is neutral (causing no harm or no good), it may be passed down. If the mutation is beneficial to the species, and helps them survive, it may be passed down more. If the mutation is harmful, the mutation may eventually stop being passed down, and start to only appear if something happens genetically (mutation still may happen, but not because of passing down from parent to offspring).
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