mutations

1. 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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A number of readers urged me to get my blood tested for genetic mutations that might explain the clots or indicate whether I could get more down the line.

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Gene mutations that control growth change how a cancer cell looks, and that can be detected by AI.

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Later, they also discovered that mutations in that human equivalent gene caused a rare autoimmune disease, IPEX, with help from pediatricians around the world who collected samples from affected boys.

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What's more, in recent years rats have developed genetic mutations that give them some immunity to these powerful drugs too.

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These acquired mutations produce new variants, which is why both the COVID-19 mRNA and the whole-virus flu vaccine get updated annually – to keep up with natural changes in the virus.

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