Biology Now
Biology Now
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ISBN: 9780393644142
Author: Anne Houtman, Megan Scudellari, Cindy Malone, Anu Singh-Cundy
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The mutation is the permanent alteration of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of virus, organism, or extra chromosomal DNA and other genetic elements. These mutations occur due to the faults that happens with several environmental features and due to copying of DNA. The mutations can be various types that include deletion, substitution, insertion and frame shift mutation.

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