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1. (n.) mutation
Biol.
2. mutation
a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome.
3. mutation
an individual, species, or the like resulting from such a departure.
4. mutation
the act or process of changing.
5. mutation
a change or alteration, as in form or nature.
6. mutation
a change in a speech sound caused by assimilation to a nearby sound, esp. umlaut.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mutant, mutation, variation, sport
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
2. (noun) mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation
(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
3. (noun) mutation
a change or alteration in form or qualities
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) MUTATION
change; alteration, either in form or qualities
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. MUTATION
Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations.
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