A full job description is available on the Mount Pleasant Township website; mpt-pa.com. E-mail resume with certifications to mpt@mpt-pa.com, or submit in person at 31 McCarrell Road, Hickory, PA. Deadline to apply is September 5, 2107.
Genetic changes that are described as de novo (new) mutations can be either hereditary or somatic. In some cases, the mutation occurs in a personâs egg or sperm cell but is not present in any of the personâs other cells. In other cases, the mutation occurs in the fertilized egg shortly after the egg and sperm cells unite.
A mutation is a change in a DNA sequence that alters the protein for which the DNA codes. Sometimes mutations occur due to damage from an outside source, such as ultraviolet radiation. Excess ultraviolet radiation from the sun sometimes causes mutations that lead a cell to become cancerous. Most mutations that damage a DNA strand are harmful. Other mutations occur due to deletion or insertion of DNA base pairs. One such deletion in humans confers HIV resistance or a delayed AIDS onset. Humans who are heterozygous for the mutation, meaning they possess one mutant gene and one normal gene, experience a slower progression of AIDS.