mutation

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Recent Examples on the Web These mutations can increase the chances of developing breast and ovarian cancer and play a big role in shaping treatment options. Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024 Approximately 1 in 500 women carries a BRCA mutation, and those with this mutation may have up to a 70% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. Abigail Norman, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 And most people have a boring genome, free of red-flag mutations, which means DNA data just aren’t that useful to them—at least not in this form. Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024 Merkel said Friday that 90% of bacterial strains cultured in human infections in the United States are now those associated with mutations to skirt the protections of the vaccine. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mutation 

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“Mutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutation. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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