dog population of the past for example only had information for growing stortford thanks to a point mutation they now have information to make cuts with short or long for it's important to note however point mutation do not usually increase the total amount of information in the genetic code of an individual instead they edit what's already there meaning that for the individual when new information is gained is lost in our next film will look at a special type of mutation called the duplication event these mutation dramatically increased the length of the genetic code and can even give rise to entirely new genes and tell them I'm John Perry and these were just a few simple example of how new genetic information evolves