Similar words: gene mutation, genetic marker, mutation, permutation, commutation, transmutation, mutatis mutandis, genetic. Meaning: n. (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism.
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1 Scientists have found a genetic mutation that appears to be the cause of Huntington's disease.
2 With enough genetic mutations at hand, the behaviour could perhaps have evolved independently in each species.
3 But in the 1980s, scientists found that a genetic mutation was responsible.
4 Some people may have a predisposition to the genetic mutations that lead to disease.
5 Fears that radiotherapy would cause genetic mutations leading to handicaps in offspring appear to be groundless, according to studies among 3,000 survivors.
6 Variations occur within a population, explicable as genetic mutations or the results of mixing of genetic material.
7 Abnormities of SC resulting from genetic mutation can directly induce arrest of spermatogenesis in rat model.
8 The human species: Homo Sapiens, was created by genetic mutation using the available primates and supplementing this base stock with their own genetic material.
9 To figure out how the genetic mutation impacts sleep, Fu and her colleagues genetically engineered mice to have either two copies of the mutant gene or just one copy.
10 But a genetic mutation leads to defective microglia, which drive the mice to perform the odd, self-mutilating behavior.
11 The Chrysalids tackles the idea of genetic mutation, possibly caused by nuclear war, and The Kraken Wakes tells of a world drowned by rising sea levels.
12 Dwarfism Stunted growth. This may be due to genetic mutation, causing GIBBERELLIN deficiency.
13 Barring a genetic mutation, the search for noumenal reality is a journey along an asymptotic sinuous trail.
14 On the other hand, most cases of the disease seem to develop without genetic mutations,[www.Sentencedict.com] Gibbs said.
15 Trichloroethene, a probable human carcinogen, can cause liver damage and genetic mutations in both human and animal populations.
16 A staging system for established cancer might also be based on genetic mutations.
17 It is people like Dawkins who are the new genetic mutations which will spread only if they have superior survival value.
18 Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder due to a single genetic mutation.
19 One option in future may be to create stem cells from a patient's own tissue, then return these after using gene therapy to correct the genetic mutation that causes sickle-cell disease.
20 An international team of 16 scientists today reports the first direct measurement of the general rate of genetic mutation at individual DNA letters in humans.
21 Still, at times a cell may actually embrace the process of genetic mutation in essencein fast - forward.
22 A study in 2006 found older men are more likely to father dwarves, due to an age-related genetic mutation in their sperm.
23 Moles , also known as nevi, and melanoma often result from the same genetic mutation, and the biological pathway that differentiates the two had been a mystery.
24 The project represents a refinement of plans to use controversial "hybrid embryos" to create stem cells that carry a genetic mutation responsible for motor neurone disease.
25 The sports illustrated cover girl or miss usa or genetic mutation or whatever she was?
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