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Genetic changes that are described as de novo (new) mutations can be either hereditary or somatic. In some cases, the mutation occurs in a personâs egg or sperm cell but is not present in any of the personâs other cells. In other cases, the mutation occurs in the fertilized egg shortly after the egg and sperm cells unite.
Mutation can result in several different types of change in sequences. Mutations in genes can either have no effect, alter the product of a gene, or prevent the gene from functioning properly or completely.Mutations can also occur in nongenic regions. A neutral mutation has no harmful or beneficial effect on the organism. 2  Such mutations occur at a steady rate, forming the basis for the molecular clock. 3  In the neutral theory of molecular evolution, neutral mutations provide genetic drift as the basis for most variation at the molecular level.