Founder Mutations

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Science

 

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Caron S

 

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July 13, 2014

 

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University

 

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To start off though, let me define founder mutations. Founder mutations are a special class of genetic mutations embedded in strands of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that are strictly identical in all organisms that have the mutation. Everyone who has a founder mutation has damaged DNA that is embedded in a larger strand of DNA, and, as previously mentioned, is a perfect copy of the founder...
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The shared section of DNA is called a haplotype. If you share a haplotype, then you share an ancestor, of whom is the founder. Studying haplotypes can calculate the date at which the mutation was formed. You’re probably wondering how this is possible. Well, the haplotypes become shorter over time. The original founder of the mutation will actually have the entire chromosome that includes the mutation...
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