@peterkdearden @TonyMerriman2 The distinction confuses me. Do you rely on this definition? https://t.co/2aSOwYhhCs
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@hipsterelectron plus I'm going to argue that the "wild type" CCR5 gene must be >1% of population, and is hence supposed to be called "Variant" or "polymorphism" and not so much a "mutation" anymore Unless you *mutate* from the other variants to this wi
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"use of the two terms mutation or polymorphism for the same event (...) can lead to problems of classification." https://t.co/yORSODUDpB
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とりあえず、カエル氏には Defining “mutation” and “polymorphism” in the era of personal genomics https://t.co/9xi0i0vj7E をお勧めしておこう。