Assertion: gene's mutation | /r/HasProperty | harmful
Facets:
value: to an organism
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: most likely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: One study on the comparison of genes between different species of Drosophila suggests that if a mutation does change a protein, the mutation will most likely be harmful, with an estimated 70 percent of amino acid polymorphisms having damaging effects, and the remainder being either neutral or weakly beneficial.
text: Although mutations that cause changes in protein sequences can be harmful to an organism, on occasions the effect may be positive in a given environment.
text: Although most mutations that change protein sequences are harmful or neutral, some mutations have benefits.