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Mutations are changes in the DNA inside a cell that affect the genes and chromosomes. Mutations arise because of errors in the DNA molecule when it divides and re-forms in the new cells. When this happens in sperm or egg cells, it causes changes that can be passed on to a child. The appearance of haemophilia is an example of a mutation in a single gene.

All of the instructions for growing a new human being are coded into the DNA molecule. It is shaped like a ladder twisted into a spiral.The t read more...

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