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Comment by gus_massa

1 day ago

But there are also Microsatellites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsatellite#Mutation_mechan... that are repeated sequences in the DNA. It's difficult to copy the correct number of repetitions, so they have a higher mutation rate. It's like like a controlled localized increased rate of mutation.

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