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Mutations are permanent, sometimes transmissible (if the change is to a germ cell) changes to the genetic material (usually DNA or RNA) of a cell. Mutations can be caused by copying errors in the genetic material during cell division and by exposure to radiation, chemicals, or viruses, or can occur deliberately under cellular control during the processes such as meiosis or hypermutation. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_mutation
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| somatic mutation |
An alteration in DNA that occurs after conception. Somatic mutations can occur in any of the cells of the body except the germ cells (sperm and egg) and therefore are not passed on to children. These alterations can (but do not always) cause cancer or other diseases.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| somatic mutation |
A non-heritable genetic change occurring within a somatic cell, also known as an acquired mutation.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~S.html
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| somatic mutation |
A mutation occurring in any cell that is not destined to become a germ cell; if the mutant cell continues to divide, the individual will come to contain a patch of tissue of genotype different from the cells of the rest of the body.
Ãâó: aspin.asu.edu/geneinfo/glos-s.htm
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| somatic mutation |
a mutation occurring in a somatic cell (non-reproductive cell). Because it does not occur in reproductive cells, somatic mutations are not passed on to offspring.
Ãâó: www.uvm.edu/~cgep/Education/Glossary.html
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