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2007-01-10 19:46:17 · 10 answers · asked by SSM009 1 in Science & Mathematics Biology

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Each individual is a repository of a large number of mutations. As majority of mutations are recessive they do not show up. Some mutations cause disease (sickle cell anemia, for example). Then there are mutations that occur in the somatic cells during the lifetime. Many dominant lethal mutations cause abortion.
Some germinal mutations render one infertile and hence in that case there is a genetic death with the death of the person.
However, no such mutation has come to light that would produce a mutant man and woman who would breed among themselves, but would not breed with Homo sapiens to produce an offspring.

2007-01-11 16:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0 1

It is almost certain that every living human being is
a mutant in some sense of the word. Many genes
in any person are in the heterozygous state, and
each of these represents at least one case of
mutation. If there hadn't been a mutation the gene
would be in the homozygous state, each allele being the same as the other.

The difficulty here is that what many people think
of as mutations, an individual with two heads, for
example, or some other obvious abnormality, are
really developmental accidents and not mutations
at all. A mutation is a genetic change, the presence of two heads is a case of the embryo
dividing incompletely. If the division had gone to
completion the result would have been twins, but
for some unknown non-genetic reason it didn't. If
the division is almost complete Siamese twins
are the result. (The original "Siamese" twins,
incidentally, were ethnically Chinese, but were
living in Siam.)

2007-01-11 04:22:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Actually, yes, there are!
And quite a few indeed! Unfortunately most of the visible mutations are actually results of exposure of fetus to mutagenic materials such as radiation, certain chemicals or diseases.
There are an important number of mutations (modifications of the genetic material- ADN) that have been found by researchers in people living in or near the area of the Chernobyl or descendants thereof.
There are several important genetic diseases (such as thrysomia for instance) which are caused by altered (mutated) genes.
Nevertheless, if by mutants you mean like "X-Men" then the answer is no, there are none... yet!

2007-01-10 19:53:16 · answer #3 · answered by Kostagh 2 · 2 0

Not like the mutants that we see in X men, but however there are evolutionary aspect of adaptation in every human... Though there are not a very high degree of variance, but there is some variance as we pass on from one generation to another..

2007-01-10 22:16:00 · answer #4 · answered by Eshwar 3 · 1 0

Could be, could very well bloody be.This is the planet earth after all.

2007-01-11 03:45:42 · answer #5 · answered by zebbie g 2 · 0 1

Are u silly

2007-01-10 20:14:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

yes. there are. some may not even know it themselves

2007-01-10 21:44:49 · answer #7 · answered by miserable 2 · 0 1

who noes

2007-01-10 19:53:34 · answer #8 · answered by hi 2 · 0 1

I don't have any proof........probably they're and we ain't
aware of it that they exist and live/mangle between us...
.....................................regards pari.................................

2007-01-11 05:44:09 · answer #9 · answered by pari 3 · 0 1

maybe....

2007-01-10 19:56:29 · answer #10 · answered by tsukiakiko 1 · 0 1

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