Are mutations also adaptations

Answer 1

Adaptation is when a species changes in order to better survive in it's environment. Mutations be inherited or aquired sometime during their life. The difference between a mutation and an adaption is that adaptions are always bettering the organism. Mutations can be benign, harmful, or helpful to an organism. New species are started when a mutation occurs, and through natural selection, the species thrives.
In molecular Biology and genetics, mutations are changes in a genomic sequence: the DNA sequence of a cell's genome or the DNA or RNA sequence of a virus. These random sequences can be defined as sudden and spontaneous changes in the cell. Mutations are caused by radiation, viruses, transposons and mutagenic chemicals, as well as errors that occur duringmeiosis or DNA replication. They can also be induced by the organism itself, by cellular processes such ashypermutation.

Mutation can result in several different types of change in sequences; these can either have no effect, alter the product of a gene, or prevent the gene from functioning properly or completely. One study on genetic variations between different species ofDrosophila suggests that if a mutation changes a protein produced by a gene, the result is likely to be harmful, with an estimated 70 percent of amino acid polymorphisms having damaging effects, and the remainder being either neutral or weakly beneficial.[4] Due to the damaging effects that mutations can have on genes, organisms have mechanisms such as DNA repairto prevent mutations.[1]

An adaptation in Biology is a trait with a current functional role in the life history of an organism that is maintained and evolved by means of natural selection. An adaptation refers to both the current state of being adapted and to the dynamic evolutionary process that leads to the adaptation. Adaptations contribute to the fitness and survival of individuals. Organisms face a succession of environmental challenges as they grow and develop and are equipped with an adaptive plasticity as the phenotype of traits develop in response to the imposed conditions. The developmental norm of reaction for any given trait is essential to the correction of adaptation as it affords a kind of biological insurance or resilience to varying environments.

Answer 2

Adaptation is when a species changes in order to better survive in it's environment. Mutations be inherited or aquired sometime during their life. The difference between a mutation and an adaption is that adaptions are always bettering the organism. Mutations can be benign, harmful, or helpful to an organism. New species are started when a mutation occurs, and through natural selection, the species thrives.
In molecular biology and genetics, mutations are changes in a genomic sequence: the DNA sequence of a cell's genome or the DNA or RNA sequence of a virus. These random sequences can be defined as sudden and spontaneous changes in the cell. Mutations are caused by radiation, viruses, transposons and mutagenic chemicals, as well as errors that occur duringmeiosis or DNA replication. They can also be induced by the organism itself, by cellular processes such ashypermutation.

Mutation can result in several different types of change in sequences; these can either have no effect, alter the product of a gene, or prevent the gene from functioning properly or completely. One study on genetic variations between different species ofDrosophila suggests that if a mutation changes a protein produced by a gene, the result is likely to be harmful, with an estimated 70 percent of amino acid polymorphisms having damaging effects, and the remainder being either neutral or weakly beneficial.[4] Due to the damaging effects that mutations can have on genes, organisms have mechanisms such as DNA repairto prevent mutations.[1]

An adaptation in biology is a trait with a current functional role in the life history of an organism that is maintained and evolved by means of natural selection. An adaptation refers to both the current state of being adapted and to the dynamic evolutionary process that leads to the adaptation. Adaptations contribute to the fitness and survival of individuals. Organisms face a succession of environmental challenges as they grow and develop and are equipped with an adaptive plasticity as the phenotype of traits develop in response to the imposed conditions. The developmental norm of reaction for any given trait is essential to the correction of adaptation as it affords a kind of biological insurance or resilience to varying environments.

Answer 3

The term mutation is used specifically for genetic changes in an organism; the term transformation is used broadly for any kind of change. Countries undergo a transformation from monarchy to democracy, for example.

Answer 4

Mutations are not adaptations because they did not happen because of the organisms environment. Mutations are deformities in the DNA.