What is mutation?

asudden,heritable changein the DNA

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adelayed, unheritable changein the DNA

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asudden,heritable changein the DNA

Mutation is a permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extra-chromosomal DNA or other genetic elements, which can be transferred from one generation to other generation. Thus mutations are heritable.

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Mutation is any random genetic change that results in inheritable new traits.

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