genetic mutation
A genetic mutation is a permanent alteration in the DNA sequence of an organism, resulting in a change to the genetic information and potentially influencing its physical traits or functions.
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Related Concepts (22)
- beneficial mutations
- deletion mutation
- dominant and recessive traits
- duplication mutation
- frameshift mutation
- genetic inheritance
- germline mutation
- harmful mutations
- induced mutation
- insertion mutation
- inversion mutation
- missense mutation
- mutagenesis
- mutational hotspots
- mutational load
- mutational robustness
- nonsense mutation
- point mutation
- silent mutation
- somatic mutation
- spontaneous mutation
- translocation mutation