HyperDic: point_mutation

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

English > *point mutation*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene.
Synonym	gene 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