Mutations produce new alleles that may
A) be beneficial to the organism's fitness.
B) have no effect on the organism's fitness.
C) decrease the organism's fitness.
D) increase diversity at a genetic locus.
E) All answers are correct.

Question

Mutations produce new alleles that may
A) be beneficial to the organism's fitness.
B) have no effect on the organism's fitness.
C) decrease the organism's fitness. 
D) increase diversity at a genetic locus.
E) All answers are correct.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Change in a DNA sequence in a copy of gene makes that new sequence a new allele for that gene.

Mutations Produce New Alleles That May