mutation
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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
The team bases its conclusion on the fact that Laron syndrome is caused by a mutation in the growth hormone receptor in the liver.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The lemon frost morph originated from a spontaneous genetic mutation that appeared during selective breeding in a large colony of leopard geckos.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
But, no matter how well trained, medical eyes couldn’t spot a reces-sive mutation hiding out on a fifth chromosome.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Melanoma has what is called a high tumor mutational burden, or TMB, which means it has many mutations inside the DNA, making it a strong target for this type of treatment.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Scientists home in on unique mutations on the cancer cells that are likely to alert the immune system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
They then select mutations unique to the patient’s cancer to incorporate into an mRNA molecule, which provides the genetic code instructing cells to produce proteins with those mutations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Random mutations gradually accumulate in blood stem cells as people age.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
When I was a college undergraduate in the early 1950’s, I was fortunate enough to work in the laboratory of H. J. Muller, a great geneticist and the man who discovered that radiation produces mutations.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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