HyperDic: gene_mutation

English > 1 sense of the expression *gene mutation*:
NOUN	event	gene mutation, point mutation	(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

English > *gene mutation*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene.
Synonym	point mutation
Category	genetics, genetic science	The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Broader	mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation	(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure