Editing Error (section)

==Biology==
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In [[biology]], an ''error'' is said to occur when perfect fidelity is lost in the copying of [[information]]. For example, in an asexually reproducing species, an error (or mutation) has occurred for each [[DNA]] [[nucleotide]] that differs between the [[child]] and the [[parent]]. Many of these mutations can be harmful, but unlike other types of errors, some are neutral or even beneficial. Mutations are an important force driving [[evolution]]. Mutations that make organisms more adapted to their [[environment (biophysical)|environment]] increase in the population through [[natural selection]] as organisms with favorable mutations have more [[offspring]].