Assertion: mutation | /r/HasProperty | random
Facets:
value: in this respect
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In addition, experiments have made it clear that many mutations are in fact random, and did not occur because the organism was placed in a situation where the mutation would be useful.
text: In this respect, mutations are random  whether a particular mutation happens or not is unrelated to how useful that mutation would be.
text: Because mutations are random changes, they are expected to be mostly deleterious, but some may be beneficial in certain environments.
text: In 1952, Esther and Joshua Lederberg performed an experiment that helped show that many mutations are random, not directed.