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Q. Mutation may be described as

JIPMERJIPMER 2010Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Mutation is sudden random change in the genetic material of a cell that may cause it and all cells derived from it to differ in appearance or behaviour from the normal type. An organism affected by a mutation (specially one with visible effect) is called mutant.