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Can radiation cause mutation

Updated: 8/10/2023
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Exposure to radiation can cause mutations in cells due to affecting the genes in the DNA. Thus radiation exposure on egg and sperm cells can cause mutations in offspring as the affected DNA copies itself when forming the fetus.

Radiation is not going to cause someone who has already been born to grow an extra limb or the like but cancer is caused by mutated cells dividing themselves.

In short- yes, it does.

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Radiation can sometimes change the number of protons in an element destroying or changing the element completely. This is a mutation.

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High-energy radiation kills cells by damaging their DNA, thus blocking their ability to grow and increase in number

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For sure! It is very fortunate for us that cosmic rays from the Sun is well shielded from the ground.

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hmm yes it can be the cause of cancer

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What is the name of the radiation that can increase mutation in humans?

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How does Ultra Violet radiation cause skin cancer?

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What can cause mutation when the cell copies its DNA?

i seriously dont know.. in error, exposure to chemicals and exposure to radiation