Mutations Explained: The Tiny DNA Changes That Can Change Everything
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What happens when your DNA makes a typo?
In this episode of Wildly Curious, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole dive into the strange, fascinating world of genetic mutations—the tiny changes in DNA that can shape evolution, alter proteins, create disease, or sometimes do absolutely nothing at all.
From harmless genetic quirks to serious inherited disorders, this episode breaks down some of the most important mutation types in a way that actually makes sense.
🧬 What mutations really are—and why they…
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