A mutation (a genetic change) acquired by a somatic
cell after conception. Acquired mutations occur in somatic cells, not germ cells,
and so cannot be transmitted to the children. However, acquired mutations are transmitted
to all cells descended from the mutant cell, giving rise to a clone (colony) of
cells marked by the mutation. Some acquired mutations are involved in the development
of cancer. Also known as an acquired genetic mutation, somatic mutation, or somatic
cell mutation.
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