Mutations that may confer no apparent selective advantage in a particular environment are referred to as:
A) natural mutations.
B) equilibrium mutations.
C) selective variations.
D) variable mutations.
E) neutral variations.

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Neutral variations are mutations that do not affect an organism's fitness and thus confer no selective advantage or disadvantage in a given environment.

Mutations That May Confer No Apparent Selective Advantage in a Particular