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

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

A protective mutation identified in South Asia may point to mechanisms driving cardiovascular or metabolic disease worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

My grandparents, unaware of their genetic mutation, concentrated on die more blatant disqualifications.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides