Mutation is an English word that derives from the latin word Mutatione, which means changes or modifications. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...
Mutation may refer to:
Mutation, a change in the sequence of an organism's genetic material
Mutates, a group of Savage Land Mutants in Marvel Comics
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Mutations can be caused by copying errors in the genetic material during cell division and by exposure to radiation, chemicals, or viruses, or can occur deliberately under cellular control during processes such as meiosis or hypermutation.
Mutations are considered the driving force of evolution, where less favorable (or deleterious) mutations are removed from the gene pool by natural selection, while more favorable (beneficial or advantageous) ones tend to accumulate.
For example, a common mutation associated with Huntington disease is an increased number of copies of repeated CGA triplets in the Huntingtin gene.
Mutations (or mutagenesis, both words originating in the Latin word mutare, to change) are permanent, transmissible changes to the genetic material (usually DNA or RNA) of an organism.
Mutations can be caused by copying errors in the genetic material during cell division and by exposure to radiation, chemicals, or viruses.
Mutations are considered the driving force of evolution, where less favorable mutations are removed by natural selection, but favorable ones tend to accumulate.
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