mutation
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Using these results, the team reconstructed the development of each tumor, beginning with the original mutation that triggered the cancer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Random mutation makes individuals differ, even within a single species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The work represents the first direct estimate of a mutation rate for koalas or for any member of the marsupial order Diprotodontia, which also includes wombats, kangaroos and possums.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
At Strong4Life, they learned that the boys have a genetic mutation that affects the perception of fullness and increases the risk of obesity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Another woman with the same mutation might develop an indolent variant; and yet another might not develop breast cancer at all.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Random mutations gradually accumulate in blood stem cells as people age.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
However, repeated cycles of breaking and repair can introduce errors, allowing mutations to accumulate in these highly active regions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
They also examined whether people who lacked the common MPN mutations truly had blood cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Researchers are using controlled, low-dose gamma irradiation on plant tissues to induce stable genetic mutations.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Over time, it should have accumulated mutations, almost all of them tiny alterations in unused DNA that didn't affect the mitochondria’s functions.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing mutation
Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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Life Science: Genetics and Evolution
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