Institutional glossary definition issued and hosted by National Human Genome Research Institute. Narration credits are distinct from authorship of the glossary definition.
Online text: www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Mutation
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Cited passages: Definition, sequence change and germline versus somatic transmission; Narration, descendants of affected somatic cells.
Institutional glossary definition issued and hosted by National Human Genome Research Institute. Narration credits are distinct from authorship of the glossary definition.
Online text: www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Point-Mutation
Displayed online update: 14 October 2026. No original publication date or earlier revision history is established.