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Mutation

An alteration of the genetic material of a cell that may be caused either by spontaneous changes or by external forces (such as radiation). Mutations that occur in the gametes (sex cells) of an organism are heritable. Mutations are thought to be the primary mechanism of variation upon which natural selection operates.

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