Mutations

In biology, a mutation is an alteration in the nucleic acid sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA. Viral genomes contain either DNA or RNA. Mutations result from errors during DNA or viral replication, mitosis, or meiosis or other types of damage to DNA (such as pyrimidine dimers caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation), which then may undergo error-prone repair (especially microhomology-mediated end joining), cause an error during other forms of repair, or cause an error during replication (translesion synthesis).

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Understanding how mutations affect diseases

Understanding how mutations affect diseases - EurekAlert

New study unveils the impact of mutations in the calcium release channel on muscle diseases - EurekAlert

‘Silent’ mutations found to have repercussions beyond their own gene - EurekAlert

'Silent' mutations found to have repercussions beyond their own gene

Mutations in DNA damage repair genes associat - EurekAlert

Mutations of the spike gene do not predict the severity of variants of SARS-CoV-2 - EurekAlert

Mutations in wheat TaAPA2 gene result in pleiotropic effects on plant architecture - EurekAlert

Mutations in noncoding DNA become functional in some cancer-driving genes

Our thirst for pineapple may be causing mutations in Costa Rica’s sloths

Mutations in hereditary Alzheimer's disease damage neurons without 'usual suspect' amyloid plaques

Mutations in same gene allow two different groups of humans to thrive at extreme altitudes

Laboratory experiments and genomic work in B. subtilis hints that just a few mutations in key genes are enough to help colonizing bacteria spread.

DNA's 'topography' influences where cancer-causing mutations appear

Bird flu viruses have mutations that might help them spread to humans

Older trees accumulate more mutations than their younger counterparts

Language Impairments Unraveled: How Mutations in a Language Gene Produce Speech Deficits

“Silent” Mutations Make Noise In Cancer

Scientists discover how mutations in a language gene produce speech deficits