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
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

Answer: 2,4,5

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Answer 2

Examples of harmful mutations are -  "one that changes a mouse’s eye shape but not its eyesight", "one that reduces a bean plant’s ability to make food", "one that increases susceptibility to disease of any plant" means  (Option 2, Option 4, and Option 5.)

• The cornea and lens work together to focus light on the premise that the eye has a specific shape and that the distance between the lens and the retina is a specific length. Refractive defects including eye myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism are caused when these shapes are wrong. So, mutation, which one that changes a mouse’s eye shape but not its eyesight is harmful.
• If any bean plant's ability to reduce food generation start affecting, then obviously it is a harmful mutation.
• Mutation, one that increases the plants susceptibility to disease is harmful too.Because for that reason plant can get destroyed by any such harmful disease.