@dum529001: I believe Nylonase was a frameshift mutation but I could be wrong. I don't really understand what you are trying to say. Mutations create new genes all the time.
This is a simple explanation that should give you a basic understanding of both the definitions and the processes that lead to novel characters in organisms and ultimately to the process of evolution as a whole http://genetics.thetech.org/ask/ask358
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