For a mutation that does not have a fitness cost to the individuals who carry it, we call the mutation a     -synonymous mutation     -beneficial mutation     -dominant mutation     -homologous mutation     -neutral mutation

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For a mutation that does not have a fitness cost to the individuals who carry it, we call the mutation a
   
-synonymous mutation
   
-beneficial mutation
   
-dominant mutation
   
-homologous mutation
   
-neutral mutation
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