##  [Mutation Rate](/mutation-rate) 

  ##  [Mutation Rate](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/mutation-rate-0) 

  

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Definition

Frequency at which heritable genetic changes arise, expressed per nucleotide site per replication, per genome per generation, or per cell division, depending on the unit of interest and detection method.