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Classification of gene mutations

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Most mutations are of this type. The main part of this chapter will be devoted to their classification both by effect and by molecular basis. At the end of the chapter we shall briefly consider the much smaller but very important class of mutations that affect simultaneously the action of several genes.

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Auerbach, C. (1976). Classification of gene mutations. In: Mutation research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3103-0_3

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