The phrase "same mutation" refers to a change in genetic material that occurs in two or more individuals or organisms, which is identical or very similar to each other. Full definition
«Our approach allowed us to grow human neurons in a dish that contained the exact same mutation as the neurons in the brain of the patient,» explained first author Helen Fong, PhD, who is also a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine postdoctoral scholar. (gladstone.org)
The researchers found evidence that the exact same mutation was occuring multiple times within the same patient. (sciencedaily.com)
«The very same mutations that were accepted by evolution when they were proposed, had they been proposed at a much earlier in time, they would have been deleterious and would have been rejected,» Plotkin said. (sciencedaily.com)