"In point of fact, as MULLER (1955) notes, the less harmful a mutant, the greater the number of individuals it affects, inasmuch as reproduction remains possible. Thus the total measure of mutational harm is the number of mutations produced, of whatever degree of harmfulness, rather than the damage to any one individual or generation. In a population which, like the human, is not inbred, the generation showing the greatest effect of a mutation should be the first filial one; but the total effect in the posterity, over an indefinite number of generations, is still greater (CROW 1958). This point shall be illustrated in relation to the foreseeable effects of radiation upon descendants of man (see Part 11)."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Paul de Bellefeuille (1961), “Genetic Hazards of Radiation to Man”, ActaRadiologica, 56:1, p. 67
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mutant
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Mutant
55 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Mutant →
Related Quotes
"Early miscarriages usually happen because the embryo is not developing as it should. Chromosome problems are thought …"
"It is agreed that most, if not all, new mutations are deleterious. In plants, much fewer than 1% of radiation-induced…"
"There are a number of studies that show radiation can cause heritable mutations in the offspring of irradiated organi…"
"Lola the six-clawed lobster has escaped the fate that would face most of her kind, thanks to her genetic mutation, an…"
"Two assumptions are commonly made in the estimation of genetic risk: (1) that the seven specific loci in the mouse co…"
"Last night I encountered a dream cat with a very long neck and a body like a human fetus, gray and transluscent. I do…"
"When the frequency of a gene in the general population exceeds 1%, is not considered a random mutation but a mutation…"
"It is possible that the presence of altered gene combinations, as in ADHD, can bring concrete benefits to society but…"
"Charles Xavier's dream — where all Earth's children, mutant or otherwise, live together in peace and harmony! Where p…"
"Most miscarriages (about 60%) occur randomly when an embryo receives an abnormal number of chromosomes during fertili…"