• Question: Can animals' skin cells also mutate?

    Asked by Ola_xoxo to Dawn on 16 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Dawn Lau

      Dawn Lau answered on 16 Jun 2016:

      Yes! Animal cells mutate just like human cells can. In fact, any cell containing DNA can randomly mutate, as every time the cells replicate and divide there is a chance (although low) of getting a random mutation. That’s how we evolve!

      Animals can also get skin cancer. My dog had skin cancer and we had to put him down because he was very old and couldn’t tolerate the surgery.

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