mutation
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5.3
- noun
- /mjuˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
mutante
- Speaker, we must remain alert to the constant mutations of the virus.
- random mutation
- virus mutation
- human mutation
There's some notion, right, that the mutants are cool because we all recognize our own mutations.
- There's some notion, right, that the mutants are cool because we all recognize our own mutations.
- So for these men that have this mutation, when they drink their sperm, movement goes down a little bit.
Examples
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This gene mutation makes them burn in the sun.
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In humans, we rely on mutations that produce rare diseases.
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Gene mutation is far more common and more natural than some people may think.
Academic text (2012) -
I can only assume that some sort of mutation has occurred.
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Mutation happens naturally in evolution... due to environmental conditions.
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For this, Tucker wants to exploit a natural, well-known, but rare gene mutation in tomato plants.
Academic text (1996) -
While each generation introduces new successful variants, the crucial single nucleotide mutation remains unchanged.
Academic text (1993) -
The researchers identified a genetic mutation that allows the plants to withstand drought conditions.
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This rare mutation in the DNA has been linked to increased resistance to certain diseases.
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The unusual characteristics of the butterfly are due to a mutation that occurred in its chromosomes.
Synonyms
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5.1
An animal or plant with a change in genes that makes it different
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9.3
A plant part that is different from the rest because of a natural change
Compounds
- Specialized
Change in the number or shape of the parts in a cell that carry genes
- Specialized
A change in a word's first consonant sound caused by grammar in languages like Welsh
How Altered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mutation comes from the Latin mutare 'to change' and is the same root as the verb mutate, so a mutation is a 'change' in a living thing that can be passed to its babies.