The price of silent mutations: Small changes to DNA that were once considered innocuous enough to be ignored are proving to be important in human diseases, evolution and biotechnology

J. V. Chamary; Laurence D. Hurst

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0609-46

The price of silent mutations: Small changes to DNA that were once considered innocuous enough to be ignored are proving to be important in human diseases, evolution and biotechnology

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	46-53
Number of pages	8
Journal	Scientific American
Volume	300
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0609-46
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2009

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