rare mutation
Uncommon DNA change
A rare mutation is an uncommon genetic change that occurs infrequently in a population.
In genetics, it describes alterations to DNA that appear in very few individuals: The disease is caused by a rare mutation affecting fewer than one in a million people.
The phrase emphasizes both the genetic nature of the change and its statistical uncommonness.
- geneticRelating to heredity
- genetic disorderAbnormality in inherited code
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- geneHereditary information unit
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