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Mutation
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MUTATION, French law. This term is synonymous with change, and is particularly applied to designate the change which takes place in the property of a thing in its transmission from one person to another; permutation therefore happens when, the owner of the thing sells, exchanges or gives it. It is nearly synonymous with transfer. (q.v.) Merl. Repert. h.t.



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These cells exhibited a 7-fold higher spontaneous mutation frequency based on the development of resistance to ouabain; elevated sensitivity to a broad range of genotoxic agents including gamma-radiation, UVC radiation, methyl methanesulfonate, hydrogen peroxide, and camptothecin; and slower repair of radiation-induced DNA strand breaks.
The only cat was a spontaneous mutation in a litter of barn cats.
Nils Strandberg, the institute's director, said he was satisfied with methods used to monitor swine flu, adding that "the spontaneous mutation of a flu virus is not unusual.
 
 
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