Genes are the blueprints of life. Genes control everything from hair color to blood sugar by telling cells which proteins to make, how much, when, and where. Genes exist in most cells. Inside a ...

How do we find out which protein works in a particular DNA repair pathway? We know that if a DNA repair gene is mutated ... et al. Double-strand breaks associated with repetitive DNA can reshape ...

Insertions and deletions are two other types of mutations that can affect cells at the gene level. An insertion mutation occurs when an extra nucleotide is added to the DNA strand during replication.