Question

Which are examples of harmful mutations? Check all that apply. One that causes a person to have a light patch of hair color one that changes a mouse's eye shape but not its eyesight O one that allows a moth to blend into its environment one that reduces a bean plant's ability to make food one that increases the plants susceptibility to disease

Answer 1

2, 4, and 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

one that reduces a bean plant's ability to make food

one that increases the plants susceptibility to disease

Step-by-step explanation:

Genetic mutation refers to the changes in the arrangement of the bases that make up a gene. This sudden change may have positive or negative consequences for the individual specie.

Some genetic mutations actually alter a gene's sequence of bases but do not alter the function of the particular protein that the gene in question makes.

The two options chosen in the answer shows situations in which a genetic mutation causes harm to the organism involved.