The Atacama Desert, a 1000km stretch of parched wasteland, separates it from Peru to the north. And to the west, only a few islands dotted in the Pacific Ocean break the waves that roll onto Chileâs coast from Australasia.
What is a mutation? A mutation is a change that occurs in our DNA sequence, either due to mistakes when the DNA is copied or as the result of environmental factors such as UV light and cigarette smoke.
mutation - (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration. mutant, sport, variation. organism, being-a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently.