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• Level 1 adds 2% to the mutation DNA bonus per gene.
• Having both genes at Level 1 will add 4% to the bonus DNA given per mutation.
• Base mutation DNA bonus is 2%, so having both at Level 1 will = 6% per mutation.
• Having all 36 mutations would be a total mutation bonus of 72% (no genes), 144% (1 gene), or 216% (both genes)
• DNA is based off [Queen Level DNA + Distance DNA] which you can see on the Ecdysis screen.
• This bonus is added in to all other bonuses before calculating the [Mutation DNA] on the Ecdysis screen.
• See this article for more information on DNA math.

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Gene Tree Ascension

• Version 3.80 brought Gene Tree Ascension Tiers which allow levelling up genes to make them more powerful.
• For Mutation Strand this means the base value increases by 2% every level.

Level	Value	Both Implanted
1	2%	4%
2	4%	8%
3	6%	12%
4	8%	16%
5	10%	20%
6	12%	24%
7	14%	28%
8	16%	32%
9	18%	36%
10	20%	40%

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Should I Get Them?

If your base DNA is 10000 then this represents an additional 7200 DNA per gene assuming you have all 36 mutations. That may sound like a lot but if your base DNA is 10000 you're probably getting 250000+ anyway. Is another 7200 worth the investment? That's up to you.