• Question: how often does mutation in cells occur?

    Asked by keep49hue to Marcello on 18 Nov 2020.
    • Photo: Marcello Valente

      Marcello Valente answered on 18 Nov 2020:


      Dear Keep49hue,
      in simple organism like bacteria we have an average mutation of 1 over 1000.000 sequence in their DNA.
      In complex organisms like us it’s 1 over 1000.000.000 and we also have defense systems to keep mutation at bay.
      Uunfortunalely over time this mechanism start to fail

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