Some new gene combinations make little difference, some can produce
organisms with new and perhaps enhanced capabilities, and some can be deleterious.
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Life Science: The molecular basis of heredity Grades 9-12, page 185 Changes in DNA (mutations) occur spontaneously at low rates. Some of these changes make no difference to the organism, whereas others can change cells and organisms. Only mutations in germ cells can create the variation that changes an organism's offspring. |