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Mutation in biology, is a change in the genes
produced by a change in the DNA that makes up
the hereditary material of all living
organisms. Mutations, the raw material of
evolution, result from mistakes during
replication (copying) of DNA molecules. Only
a few improve the organism's performance and
are therefore favoured by natural selection.
Subject by: Andrew Longhorn