A specific mutation in a certain animal leads to abnormal development of the heart and kidney, resulting in miscarriage. Why did

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A specific mutation in a certain animal leads to abnormal development of the heart and kidney, resulting in miscarriage. Why did

this happen?

Biology

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m_a_m_a [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-13T18:33:42+03:00

<span>In molecular biology and genetics, mutations are defined as changes in a genomic sequence and the DNA sequence of a cell's genome or the DNA or RNA sequence of a virus. They can also be defined as spontaneous changes in the cell. Generally, mutations are caused by radiation, viruses, transposons and mutagenic chemicals.

</span>Transposon is a segment of DNA that is capable of inserting copies of itself into other DNA sites within the same cell.