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Any heritable change in genetic material. This may be a chemical transformation of an individual gene (a gene or point mutation), which alters its function. On the other hand, this change may involve a rearrangement, or a gain or loss of part of a chromosome, which may be microscopically visible. This is designated a chromosomal mutation. Most mutations are harmful.
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| mutation rate |
The average occurrence of mutations in a species per a given unit of time.
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An alteration in a gene that results from a change to a part of the stretch of DNA that represents a gene. A
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A change in a DNA sequence.
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A permanent change, a structural alteration, in the DNA or RNA. Mutations can be caused by many factors including environmental insults such as radiation and mutagenic chemicals. Mutations are sometimes attributed to random chance events.
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