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Mutation Summary
1,167 words, approx. 4 pages
A mutation is a sudden change in DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the genetic material of life. Mutation is a major evolutionary force that results from wide range of factors and that carries a wide range of results. Mutations may carry no discernable...
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Gene Mutations and Genetic Change Summary
978 words, approx. 3 pages
In a strict sense, mutations are changes in genes not caused by genetic recombination. A change in the base sequence of DNA, for example, represents a mutational change. Spontaneous mutations are mutations that occur at a given frequency without the...
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Mutation Summary
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A mutation is an abrupt change in genes or chromosomes that affects an organism morphologically. Mutations can occur spontaneously or be induced by environmental factors, and, on occasion, they can even occur as the result of a change in chemistry...
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Genetic Variation Summary
803 words, approx. 3 pages
Strong paleontological and molecular evidence indicates that life first appeared on Earth about four billions years ago, in the form of prokaryotes, or non-nucleated unicellular organisms, such as archaea and bacteria. Comparative genetic studies of...
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Mutation Information
3,456 words, approx. 12 pages
For linguistic mutation, see Apophony. For the album by Beck, see Mutations (album). In biology, mutations are changes to the base pair sequence of the genetic material of an organism. Mutations can be caused by copying errors in the genetic material...
 


News and Journals
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
A Happy Mutation
07/29/1993: 652 words, approx. 2 pages
KATHLEEN O'BRIEN The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-29-1993 A HAPPY MUTATION By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN Date: 07-29-1993, Thursday Section: LIFESTYLE Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early Here's a switch: When was the...
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The Spectator
Sinister mutations
02/18/2006: 1,244 words, approx. 4 pages
Belfast resembles many postindustrial cities in New Labour Britain. The linen mills are long gone and the huge yellowpainted Krupps cranes at Harland and Wolff are gracefully immobile. Away from the Victorian city centre hooded feral youths with vicious dogs and older men...
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AP News
Bird flu mutations found
1/18/2007: 519 words, approx. 2 pages
Mutations in the bird flu virus have been found in two infected people in Egypt, in a form that might be resistant to the medication most commonly used to treat the deadly disease, the World Health Organization said Thursday.The mutations in the H5N1 virus strain...
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AP Features
Scientists find another gene's role in breast cancers linked to genetic mutation
12/10/2007: 260 words, approx. 1 pages
Researchers say they have discovered a major reason why women who inherit a mutated version of the gene BRCA1 run a high risk of breast cancer — and that finding might aid the search for new treatments.A second gene, called PTEN, plays a key role,...
 


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