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MUTATIONS

\mjuːtˈe͡ɪʃənz], \mjuːtˈe‍ɪʃənz], \m_j_uː_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_z]\

Definitions of MUTATIONS

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Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material not caused by genetic segregation or recombination, which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations, providing it is not a dominant lethal factor.

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