The frequency at which mutants exist within a population. Mutations’ effect in the genetic information of an organism may occur naturally or be artificially brought about by a mutagen. This change in genetic information can lead to a variety of consequences, depending on which genetic information mutated, how important it is, and in what stage of the life cycle it occurred in.
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