A team of biologists, environmental scientists and geneticists affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. has learned more about how mutations occur in clonally reproducing organisms by ...

In simple terms: a mutation is a stable change in genetic sequence that can be copied when cells or viruses replicate. Most mutations have no detectable effect, some contribute to disease, and a small ...

This enables accurately identifying gene mutations that do not occur in either parent's genome—mutations that have taken place in the sperm, the ovum or soon after conception. While these rare ...