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JebKush3161
18.03.2021 • 
Biology

A scientist is breeding orange butterflies in the laboratory. She notices a white butterfly (see image below) in the latest generation of the organism. She sequences the genome ("all genetic material of an organism") of this butterfly and notices a mutation in the gene that codes for pigment in the wings. Explain how this mutation would result in a white butterfly. Think back to last class about what causes mutations. Use evidence from today’s lesson to explain whether this mutation might be harmful, beneficial, neutral.

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