Sunday, December 9, 2012

Most genetic mutations only 5,000 to 10,000 years old | ummid.com

Most genetic mutations only 5,000 to 10,000 years old | ummid.com
These kinds of mutations change one nucleotide - an A, C, T or G - in the DNA sequence. Over 86 percent of the harmful protein-coding mutations of this type arose in humans just during the past 5,000 to 10,000 years.