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DNA mutation
Description:
Multiple mutations at the same position in a DNA sequence can confound calculations of evolutionary time.
Keywords:
dna mutation,dna sequence,evolutionary time,mutations
This work by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.Related content:
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