Biology
Biology
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781260494570
Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 13.5, Problem 1LO
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To determine: The way in which mutation can cause disease.

Introduction: Gene is the term used to define the stretch of nucleotide that carries genetic information from generation to next. The mutation is the term used to define any sudden inheritable change in the gene, it can be due to deletion or duplication.

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