mutations

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Changes in chromosomes or genes that cause offspring to have characteristics different from those of their parents. Mutations can be caused by the effects of chemicals, radiation, or even ordinary heat on DNA. Mutations produce some of the differences between members of a species on which natural selection acts.

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Immune cells produced by those stem cells inherit the same mutations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Random mutations gradually accumulate in blood stem cells as people age.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

They tested the treatment in mouse models with mutations in SHANK2 and SHANK3.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

In 2023, his team reported that depriving colon cancer cells of arginine caused them to accumulate more mutations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Radium causes mutations that can turn into cancer, and at high doses it can burn the skin off a person’s body.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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