What are the odds that another organism mutates at around the same time/when the first one hasn’t died yet and that that mutation changes the second organism into the exact same species as the first one (changes the same dna bases) AND that those 2 organisms find each other and have sex?
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Let’s say that there is a creature, like a bug, that mutates and becomes a different species. This new species of bug might be able to reproduce sexually, which means that they would need to find another bug of the same species to have babies with.
Now, when two bugs have sex, they each contribute half of their genetic material to make a baby bug. This means that the baby bug will have some characteristics from each of its parents. But, even though the baby bug might be similar to its parents, it will still be its own unique creature, and it might have some different characteristics than its parents.
As for the odds that another bug would mutate and become the exact same species as the first one, it’s very unlikely. Mutations are random events, and it’s not very likely that two bugs would mutate in exactly the same way at the same time. Even if two bugs did mutate and become the same species, they would still have to find each other and have sex in order to make baby bugs. So, overall, the odds of all of these things happening are very, very low.
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