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What are the applications of point mutation?
Posted February 3, 2024

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Point mutation has a wide range of applications that benefit various industries, particularly the medical industry. These are some of the more common applications of point mutations: 

  • Point mutation is often induced to target various cancer cells. This is done by using different mutations to remove a particular nucleotide. 
  • In molecular therapy, point mutation is widely used to alter genes that are associated with pathological conditions. 
  • Beneficial characteristics can be introduced into various organisms as a way to counteract heritable mutations. This can be done using point mutations. 
  • Point mutation is involved in mutational breeding, a process that helps improve crops by using mutagens to induce desirable mutations in various plant species.