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mutation

[myoo-tey-shuhn] / myuˈteɪ ʃən /


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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

The mutation appears to enhance the activity of enzymes that convert vitamin A into its active forms.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The patient's brother happened to carry a rare, virus-blocking genetic mutation.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The discovery is especially important for people with the C90RF72 mutation, the most common genetic cause of ALS and FTD.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

For Darwin’s theory to work, heredity had to possess constancy and inconstancy, stability and mutation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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