gene mutates
Frequency: 6.89.0 per million words
The gene undergoes a sudden change in its structure.
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Examples (10)
- Under stress, the gene mutates rapidly, producing a new variant.
- Over generations, this gene has mutated into several lineages.
- If exposed to radiation, the gene may mutate unexpectedly.
- In rare cases, a gene will mutate back to its original form.
- The researchers watched as the gene was mutating in cultured cells.
- Once the gene mutates, the phenotype often shifts dramatically.
- We modeled how the gene could mutate under selective pressure.
- The patient's gene had already mutated by the time symptoms appeared.
- Should the gene mutate again, we will update the therapy.
- Even without external triggers, the gene sometimes mutates spontaneously.