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A. A forward mutation is beneficial to the organism, while a reverse mutation is harmful to the organism.
B. A forward mutation changes the genotype to the wild-type genotype, while a reverse mutation changes the genotype to a mutant genotype.
C. A forward mutation changes the wild-type genotype to some new genetic combination, while a reverse mutation changes a genotype to the wild-type genotype
D. None of the answers are correct


C

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