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NALT Core

Preferred term

mutation

Type

Topic

Definition

Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the genotype and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

molecular genetics

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

mutations

In other languages

mutación

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7777

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