Hereditary Mutation at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Hereditary Mutation? A gene change in the bodys reproductive cells (egg or sperm) that becomes incorporated into the DNA of every cell in the body of offspring; hereditary mutations are passed on from parents to offspring. Also called germline mutation.

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