How to Use genetic mutation in a Sentence

genetic mutation

noun
  • Some of the dogs in the study had a genetic mutation linked to autism-like behaviors.
    — Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But even for new genetic mutations that are known to cause autism, the story is far from simple.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The heart was growing in the wrong place with major genetic mutations.
    — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
  • Checking for genetic mutation would be the first step for the treatment.
    — Se Eun Gong, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
  • The extra ears are the result of a rare genetic mutation.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The clinic helped the couple conceive a child, whom they were told was free of the genetic mutation.
    — Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The snake bears a leopard print-like pattern on its scales, which experts say is a genetic mutation.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • That’s why two people with the same genetic mutation can seem so different.
    — Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
  • He was born with a genetic mutation leaving him unable to sense that sharp reminder of danger.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Research has found that heart murmurs are sometimes due to genetic mutations while a baby grows in the womb.
    — Alexandria Jones-Patten, Phd, Health, 27 July 2024
  • This drug is designed to target a specific genetic mutation that is found in many uveal melanomas.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • While some cases may be linked to genetic mutations, many, like Candrilli’s, are not.
    — Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • For example, girls with autism tend to carry larger genetic mutations than boys do.
    — Azeen Ghorayshi, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Some people have a genetic mutation that changes the way their nociceptors function and do not feel pain at all.
    — Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
  • This tiny insect helped researchers figure out that X-rays can cause genetic mutations.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
  • According to the new paper, a genetic mutation in our ancient ancestors is to thank for our lack of tail.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
  • His research was one of the first to show just how high doses of radiation could cause genetic mutations that lead to cancer.
    — Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Moving forward, researchers are eager to know if other people might have the same genetic mutation and the same blood group.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025
  • The condition is caused by a genetic mutation that leads to skin discoloration and tumor growth throughout the body.
    — Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
  • When cancer is found at a younger-than-usual age, doctors usually suspect that genetic mutations may be to blame.
    — Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • This, the team said, suggests that secondhand smoke may present less of a risk of causing genetic mutations than air pollution.
    — Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
  • The team’s results show that purging genetic mutations can be a lengthy evolutionary process.
    — Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 29 June 2024
  • The fish have evolved a genetic mutation that safeguards their own nerve cells from TTX’s impacts.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2024
  • This blood test checks for cancer cells circulating in the blood and can be used to identify genetic mutations in cancer cells.
    — Benjamin Leach, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But to his surprise, the virus sometimes jumped from one ferret to another, picking up genetic mutations.
    — Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Even minor genetic mutations could have made the woolly mammoths less resilient in the face of other threats, like climate change or disease.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
  • This deviation in coloration is caused by a genetic mutation.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
  • He was later confirmed to have the genetic mutation that indicates Dravet's.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The new findings will only be relevant for a small fraction of people who have a specific type of genetic mutation.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 8 June 2023
  • Less than 5% of Black Americans have the same genetic mutation.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023

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