NOUN
- (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
How To Use genetic mutation In A Sentence
- He has two extra toes on each paw, due to a genetic mutation called polydactylism. Times, Sunday Times
- This is called a phenocopy, where an environmental factor induces an effect similar to a genetic mutation. It's more than genes, it's networks and systems - The Panda's Thumb
- The extra toes are the result of a genetic mutation called polydactylism. NYDN Rss
- Cancer patients can now have their tumours tested for dozens of genetic mutations that affect which drugs are likely to work. Times, Sunday Times
- A nude mouse is a laboratory mouse from a strain with a genetic mutation that causes a deteriorated or absent thymus, resulting in an inhibited immune system due to a greatly reduced number of T cells. Nudity among animals
- What was remarkable about the spruce was its color: a lambent yellow, caused by a rare genetic mutation that affected its ability to make chlorophyll.
- Nanoscale biosensors capable of detecting specific DNA sequences and genetic mutations in the lab could lead to new cancer detection methods or aid drug development.
- Until 2003, scientists knew that the principal distinction between the “normalcy” of a cell and the “abnormalcy” of a cancer cell lay in the accumulation of genetic mutations—ras, myc, Rb, neu, and so forth—that unleashed the hallmark behaviors of cancer cells. The Emperor of All Maladies
- The aim is to use the genetic mutations that each of these organisms acquire to construct their family trees. Times, Sunday Times
- Researchers have for the first time identified a genetic mutation linked to the amount of sleep people need. Times, Sunday Times
