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the typo in your genetic code that occasionally turns out to be a feature.
means A change in the genetic material of a cell or organism, which may alter how it looks or functions and can be passed on to offspring.
from From Latin 'mutatio,' meaning 'a changing' or 'alteration,' from the verb 'mutare,' 'to change' — the same root that gives us 'mutable,' 'commute,' and 'transmute.' For centuries it just meant any change at all; only in the early days of genetics did biologists narrow it to mean a change in heritable code, the small slip in copying that evolution quietly builds upon.
daily countYou acquire roughly 1 new mutation hourly somewhere
evolution fuelEvery species exists thanks to ancient copying errors
superpowerOne mutation grants resistance to HIV infection
mostly silentMost mutations change nothing at all
sunburn originUV light physically welds your DNA letters together