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Mutation
A change in the sequence of DNA. Mutations occurring in genes may prevent them from working properly, which might result in disease (a genetic disorder). Mutations occur naturally at a low rate, but can also be induced by radiation and some chemicals.Articles using this Glossary Item
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| Testing, Testing 1, 2, 3: PGS and PGD |
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| 13 September 2016 6pm (registration), 6.30pm-8.30pm (discussion) Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH |
| The Progress Educational Trust's FREE-to-attend event about testing and screening human embryos is taking place TOMORROW EVENING - book NOW. The event will be chaired by Dr Sue Avery, with speakers including Dr Tony Gordon, Dr Christine Patch, James Lawford Davies and Professor Michael Parker... |
| Risk Assessment: Breast Cancer, Prediction and Screening |
| 8 May 2014 6.30pm-8.30pm Darwin Lecture Theatre, Darwin Building, University College London, Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT |
| The second FREE public event in the Progress Educational Trust's 'Breast Cancer: Chances, Choices and Genetics' series... |
| Relative Risk: Breast Cancer and Genetics |
| 3 April 2014 6.30pm-8.30pm Darwin Lecture Theatre, Darwin Building, University College London, Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT |
| LAST CHANCE to book for this coming Thursday's FREE event launching the Progress Educational Trust's 'Breast Cancer: Chances, Choices and Genetics' project... |
| Mutants and What to Do About Them |
| 9 February 2011 7.30pm Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, UK |
| The 2011 British Humanist Association/South Place Ethical Society Darwin Day Lecture, given by Armand Marie Leroi... |
| The Blind-Drunk Mutant Mouse: A Model for Schizophrenia? |
| 19 November 2009 12midday Francis Crick Auditorium, Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ, UK |
| A discussion introduced by Professor Kay Davies, Head of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics at the University of Oxford... |
| Techniques and Applications of Molecular Biology |
| 13 July 2009 Department of Biological Sciences, Gibbet Hill Campus, Gibbet Hill Road, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL |
| A course for those who wish to develop their understanding of genetic engineering techniques... |