mutation
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In the new study, researchers created mice carrying a mutation in one of those genes, grin2a.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Researchers at MIT have identified a gene mutation that may play a key role in this problem.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
In 2020, it ordered the culling of all roughly 17 million farm-raised mink in Denmark to stop the spread of a coronavirus mutation, a directive it later admitted had no legal grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
To get a more accurate genetic indicator of cancer risk, my mother encouraged me to get my DNA tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
If a mutation inactivated even one function, the mold would be unable to grow—unless the missing ingredient was supplied back into the broth.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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