A new study compares the accumulation of mutations across many animal species and has shed new light on decades-old questions about the role of these genetic changes in ageing and cancer.

And the longer animals live, the fewer mutations they pick up each year. Dogs have around 249 annual mutations, a lion 160 and a giraffe 99. Humans averaged 47.

Somatic mutations naturally occur in all cells throughout an animal's lifetime, with humans acquiring around 20-50 mutations per year on average.

The new study found that animals with shorter generation times had fewer inherited mutations. Oliver Krueger If they found a mutation in around 50% of an offspring’s DNA, they concluded that it was ...

Genetic changes, known as somatic mutations, occur in all cells throughout the life of an organism. This is a natural process, with cells acquiring around 20 to 50 mutations per year in humans.

The animal, which has a genetic mutation and was born with no melanin, had pink ears and snout. Another albino deer was spotted in Greensboro, North Carolina, in January, according to My Fox 8.

The truth is they only have about 25 percent more muscle mass than animals without the mutation, though that muscle tends to look very well-defined due to their leanness.

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The first study to compare the accumulation of mutations across many animal species has shed new light on decades-old questions about the role of these genetic changes in ageing and cancer.