The image shows a normal chromosome and a mutated chromosome with the gene for hair type labele gene curly hair curly hair normal mutated chromosome chromosome What can be concluded about this mutation? The mutation is neutral because it does not reduce the length of the hair. The mutation is neutral because it results in the same trait. The mutation will have harmful effect because it alters the DNA. The mutation will have a beneficial effect because it alters the DNA.

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The image shows a normal chromosome and a mutated chromosome with the gene for hair type labeled.
gene
curly
hair
curly
hair
normal
mutated
chromosome chromosome
What can be concluded about this mutation?
The mutation is neutral because it does not reduce the length of the hair.
The mutation is neutral because it results in the same trait.
The mutation will have harmful effect because it alters the DNA.
The mutation will have a beneficial effect because it alters the DNA.
Transcribed Image Text:The image shows a normal chromosome and a mutated chromosome with the gene for hair type labeled. gene curly hair curly hair normal mutated chromosome chromosome What can be concluded about this mutation? The mutation is neutral because it does not reduce the length of the hair. The mutation is neutral because it results in the same trait. The mutation will have harmful effect because it alters the DNA. The mutation will have a beneficial effect because it alters the DNA.
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