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levacccp [35]
3 years ago
11

Why can mutations in the DNA of a single cell affect the function of an entire organism?

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1 answer:
mars1129 [50]3 years ago
5 0
It depends .. if its about cancer it will effect the organism eventually but in general our body recognizes the mutated cells and kills them . After sperm and egg fuses if the mutation occurs it can effect the growing baby ..
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