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> 1 sense of the expression
chromosomal mutation
:
NOUN
event
chromosomal mutation
,
mutation
,
genetic mutation
(genetics) any
event
that
changes
genetic
structure
English
>
chromosomal mutation
: 1 sense
> noun 1, event
Meaning
(genetics) any
event
that
changes
genetic
structure
; any
alteration
in the
inherited
nucleic acid
sequence
of the
genotype
of an
organism
.
Synonyms
mutation
,
genetic mutation
Category
genetics
,
genetic science
The branch of
biology
that
studies
heredity
and
variation
in
organisms
Parts
mutagenesis
An
event
capable
of causing a
mutation
Narrower
deletion
(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more
nucleotides
from a
chromosome
inversion
(genetics) a
kind
of
mutation
in which the order of the
genes
in a
section
of a
chromosome
is reversed
point mutation
,
gene mutation
(genetics) a
mutation
due to an
intramolecular
reorganization
of a
gene
reversion
(genetics) a return to a
normal
phenotype
(
usually
resulting from a second
mutation
)
saltation
(genetics) a
mutation
that
drastically
changes
the
phenotype
of an
organism
or
species
transposition
(genetics) a
kind
of
mutation
in which a
chromosomal
segment
is
transfered
to a new position on the same or another
chromosome
Broader
change
,
alteration
,
modification
An
event
that occurs when something passes from one
state
or phase to another
Spanish
mutación
Catalan
mutació
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