Mutations In The Animals
Of course, not everything has been rainbows and sunshine for the Chernobyl animals. Farmers noted that their animals were being born with unusual deformities a year after the disaster – some with missing limbs, too many limbs, or misshapen faces, for example.
Mutations In The Animals
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How Mutations Happen
Radiation causes two sorts of mutations: germline mutations that can be passed down to offspring, and cellular DNA alterations that can lead to cancer. In most cases, these aren’t handed down to the next generation.
How Mutations Happen
