Ok, so for this EFD on mutations I am going to do a little bit of cheating and copy the exact quote from the book In the Beginning by Walt Brown, Ph.D. because it is short and sweet: "Mutations are the only known means by which new genetic material becomes available for evolution. Rarely, if ever, is a mutation beneficial to an organism in its natural environment. Almost all observable mutations are harmful; some are meaningless; many are lethal. No known mutation has ever produced a form of life having greater complexity and viability than its ancestors." So to basically sum this one up, mutations are the only ways that science currently knows of to produce evolutionary results. However, in almost every case, mutations serve no purpose and can kill the organism to which a mutation has taken place to. So in a nutshell, when mutations occur they usually tend to be a step backwards on the imaginary "evolutionary ladder." Check back tomorrow for results of fruit fly experiments.
~Tribal~
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