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Mutation
mjuːˈteɪʃn
Mutation definitions
noun
mutation
mutations
- the changing of the structure of a gene, which may result in a variant form able to be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes
"we update our flu vaccine to keep up with continual mutation of the flu virus"
alteration change variation modification transformation metamorphosis transmutation transfiguration sea change evolution- a distinct form resulting from a change in the structure of a gene
"whether his goats were a new mutation or part of an older breed remains unclear"
- the action or process of changing in form or nature
"the mutation of punk's angry energy into something more mindless"
- regular change of a sound when it occurs adjacent to another
- (in Celtic languages) change of an initial consonant in a word caused (historically) by the preceding word
- (in Germanic languages) the process by which the quality of a vowel was altered in certain phonetic contexts; umlaut