What is an example of beneficial mutations?

Beneficial mutations can also be closely associated with harmful ones. Take, for example, sickle cell disease (SCD). This disease is caused by a mutation that causes red blood cells to develop a crescent, or sickle shape; this abnormal shape can lead to a number of health problems. read more

But really, everything that makes a human different from a chimpanzee, for example, is due to mutation. Taking it even furhter, the reason we aren't like the acnient fish were, 400 million years ago, is because of beneficial mutations. read more

Examples of harmful mutations would be Huntington's, Sickle Cell Anemia, and Cystic Fibrosis. Examples of beneficial mutations would be the black moths in London and antibiotic resistance of bacteria. read more