Mutation in example sentence

And if a child inherits a copy of the mutation from only one parent, there will be just enough abnormal hemoglobin to make life difficult for the malaria parasite, while most of their red blood cells retain their normal shape and function.

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So, as you all know, species lived in particular ecological niches and particular environments, and the pressures of those environments selected which changes, through random mutation in species, were going to be preserved.

If you have this deleterious mutation in this gene, you're 90 percent likely to get cancer in your life.

I mean, if they have the same mutation, and they get this genetic test and they understand it, then they can get regular screens and can catch cancer early, and potentially live a significantly longer life.

And what they find is a single-point mutation in a gene responsible for controlling programmed cell death.

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