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New genetic traits arise through mutation. A mutation is a sudden change in the hereditary material of a cell. Mutation may be genic, involving deletions, or structural changes within the physical limits of the gene; or chromosomal,involving the rearrangement, loss, or duplication of chromosome segments. In its broadest sense, mutation may include the loss or duplication of entire chromosomes; these changes and their effects were discussed in Chapter 5 and so are not considered here. Most mutations are deleterious and harmful to the individual and many are lethal.
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Poehlman, J.M. (1987). Mutation. In: Breeding Field Crops. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7271-2_6
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