Lethal mutation

From RationalWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
A gradually improving article series on

Evolution

Icon evolution.svg
People
Science
Pseudoscience

In the biological context, a lethal mutation refers to any and all mutations that prevent an organism from reproducing in any way. Lethal mutations do not have to kill the organism to classify as lethal.

An example of a lethal mutation in humans is Turner Syndrome[wp], a disorder whereby the 23rd chromosome pair only contains an X chromosome. The person lives, but is infertile.

[edit] See Also

Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Community
Tools
support