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It'll piss a lot of people off though because iirc mutation is suppose to occur during puberty?
Marvel/mutant expert correct me on that if wrong, not sure if that is still the case?
The mutants possess the X-Gene, mutant gene or X-Factor, positioned on the 23rd chromosome, or sexual chromosome. This gene leads (via transcription and translation) to an exotic protein. This protein produces chemical signals inducing mutations on other genes, ending up with mutant organisms, variously empowered.
For most of the mutants (except for the mutants expressing their mutation at birth, or Changelings), the mutation occurs for most of the people during puberty or under stress, so it could be speculated that the expression of the X-Gene is stimulated by stress (adrenaline, cortisol, etc) or sexual hormones (testosterone and estrogen). In the same way, the Secondary Mutations also appear in time of great stress.
http://marvel.wikia.com/Mutant_Genetics#X-Gene