HEREDITY
MUTATIONS
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Two differently colored eyes
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Extra toes on a foot
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Loss of skin color pigmentation
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mutations are caused by environmental factors known as mutagens. Types of mutagens include radiation, chemicals, and infectious agents.
Detailed explanation-2: -A single mutation can have a large effect, but in many cases, evolutionary change is based on the accumulation of many mutations with small effects. Mutational effects can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral, depending on their context or location. Most non-neutral mutations are deleterious.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mutations can be of many types, such as substitution, deletion, insertion, and translocation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: All the types of errors during DNA replication and damages caused by exposure to radiation or carcinogens leads to mutation.