Plant mutation breeding, also called variation breeding, is a method that uses physical radiation or chemical means to induce spontaneous genetic variation in plants to develop new crop varieties.

Genetic disorders can occur due to mutations in one gene (monogenic), multiple genes (multifactorial inheritance), and mutation in one or more chromosomes. Point mutations are where one nucleotide in ...

Genetic mutations build up faster in the brain cells of Alzheimer's disease patients than in other people, new research reveals. The discovery could point the way to new Alzheimer's treatments. DNA ...