HyperDic: mutation

English > 3 senses of the word *mutation*:
NOUN	person	mutation, mutant, variation, sport	(biology) an organism that has characteristics / characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
	event	mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation	(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure
	event	mutation	a change or alteration in form or qualities

mutation > pronunciation
Sounds	myuwtey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *mutation*: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	(biology) an organism that has characteristics / characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration.
Synonyms	mutant, variation, sport
Category	biology, biological science	The science that studies living organisms
Narrower	freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae	A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
Broader	organism, being	A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Spanish	mutación, mutante
Catalan	mutació, mutant
Adjectives	mutational	of or relating to or resulting from mutation
Verbs	mutate	undergo mutation

English > *mutation*: 3 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism.
Synonyms	genetic mutation, chromosomal 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
Adjectives	mutant	tending to undergo or resulting from mutation / mutation
	mutational	of or relating to or resulting from mutation
	mutative	of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation
Verbs	mutate	undergo mutation

English > *mutation*: 3 senses > noun 3, event
Meaning	A change or alteration in form or qualities.
Broader	change, alteration, modification	An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Adjectives	mutational	of or relating to or resulting from mutation

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