mutation
Example Sentences
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How could such a structure possibly have evolved its way into existence one random mutation at a time?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Further analysis revealed that mice with the mutation produced increased levels of ATDR, a metabolite derived from vitamin A, in their brains.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
However, on the day of the transplant in 2020, the doctors were stunned to discover that the brother carried the CCR5 mutation.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
“I think this movie is a strange mutation of the camp tradition.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The idea is that about 15,000 years ago a chance mutation let the virus “jump the species barrier,” as scientists say, and infect human beings.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing mutation
Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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Genetics - Middle School
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Life Science: Genetics and Evolution
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