mutation
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A single mutation in the chain of amino acids, the protein "building blocks," was enough to make the antimicrobial peptide substantially more effective.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
More than 50 percent of the tumors examined carried a mutation in this gene.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Food and Drug Administration granted approval for the drug, based on the results of another trial, for advanced breast cancer upon the detection of a specific mutation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Its origins lie in a genetic mutation that arose thousands of years ago in regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
A man can trust his luck, but a society can’t; and cultural change, like random mutation, may make things chancier.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Using those mutations, which are also called neoantigens, the researchers make an mRNA strand that is unique to the patient.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The researchers searched for rare mutations and compared how often particular genetic changes appeared in patients versus healthy individuals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
A study in genetically modified mice also found no increase in the mutations being measured.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
It looks for more than 450 DNA mutations associated with bladder cancer across 23 genes.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Over time, it should have accumulated mutations, almost all of them tiny alterations in unused DNA that didn't affect the mitochondria’s functions.
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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