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Question 35

An atomic explosion in 1945 in Japan led to a large number of persisting deformities in the bodies of plants and animals. What might have happened?

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Atomic explosion leads to radiation exposure. This radiation exposure leads to change in DNA i.e. mutation. Such mutations are responsible for a large number of persisting deformities in the bodies of plants and animals.