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What are some advantages and disadvantages of mutations?

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advantages: helps diversify the gene pool, aids in evolution (If there weren’t mutations everyone would look the same)

Disadvantages: could harm or kill the organism, an example of this is cancer or Down syndrome

Step-by-step explanation:

depending on where the mutation occurs on the DNA strand, or gene, results could help or harm the organism

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