The Atacama Desert, a 1000km stretch of parched wasteland, separates it from Peru to the north. And to the west, only a few islands dotted in the Pacific Ocean break the waves that roll onto Chileâs coast from Australasia.
What is a mutation? A mutation is a change that occurs in our DNA sequence, either due to mistakes when the DNA is copied or as the result of environmental factors such as UV light and cigarette smoke.
A mutation is simply an accidental change in your genes or DNA sequence. The types of mutations in biology are: substitution, insertion, deletion, and frame-shift. Contrary to popular belief, mutations are often harmless. However, beneficial and harmful mutations can arise and affect the organism positively or negatively. a change in the dna sequence.