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Author: Peter Stiling, Robert Brooker, Linda Graham, Eric Widmaier
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 2CQ
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To describe: The difference between induced and spontaneous mutation and potentially harmful mutation among these two types of mutations.
Introduction: Mutation can be defined as the heritable change in the genetic material of an organism. A mutation can result from alteration of base pairs in DNA that can be passed from mother cell to daughter cells through cell division.
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To describe: The type of mutation between spontaneous and induced mutation that can be avoided.
Introduction: Mutation can be defined as the heritable change in the genetic material of an organism. A mutation can result from alteration of base pairs in DNA that can be passed from mother cell to daughter cells through cell division.
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