mutation
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Scientists have rejected the idea that a recent mutation made the Andes virus transmissible between humans.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Bourla teased upcoming updates for Braftovi, a treatment targeting a specific mutation found in about 10% of metastatic colon cancer cases.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
More than 90% of pancreatic tumors carry a mutation called RAS, which accelerates tumor growth and historically has been nearly impossible to treat with drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
In mice with the mutation, damaged myelin recovered more quickly and more completely.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Maize originated, litis postulated, in a strange, wholesale mutation of teosinte, to which Indians added and subtracted features through intensive breeding.
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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