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mutational

mutational

1 8.1
Happens when genes or chromosomes change
  • adjective
  • /mjuˈteɪʃənl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mutacional
  • Recent studies claim that both germline and somatic variants can influence the mutational processes in cancers 17-21.
  • mutational changes
  • mutational steps

So we had a strategy to identify the mutational pathways by categorizing what we expected to find or where.

Examples

  • We highlight ZNF750 and CDC27 as potential regulators of the mutational processes in ESCC by combining evidence at both germline and somatic levels.

    Academic text (2018)

  • What does recombination do to this mutational variation that builds up in populations?

  • Yet, the species was, nevertheless, still able to find a mutational solution to the problem.

    Blog text (26)

  • What all of this now allows us to do is translate this world of mutational changes into what does this look like evolutionarily?

  • The identification of the driver genes is key to understanding the mutational processes in cancers.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Finally, our results suggest that the mutational processes in ESCC differ significantly between subpopulations of Chinese.

    Academic text (2018)

  • We also evaluated the associations between mutational processes in ESCC and a set of genes of interest.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The mutational processes in cancers are driven by various determinants: the microenvironment, risk factors, and genetic variations.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Plus, specific mutational signatures are used to predict BRCA1 and BRCA2 deficiency in breast cancer.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The mutational changes in the DNA structure can lead to various genetic disorders.

Synonyms

mutative
vsmutational
  • Specialized
1 9.3

Relating to change in genes or DNA that makes living things different

focuses on changes in gene or chromosome structure rather than general biology

Surface Forms

mutational positive

Morphology

mutational = mutation (transparent) = mutate + ion + al

The adjective is formed regularly from 'mutation' with the suffix '-al', and its meaning 'relating to mutation' is directly compositional.

Etymology

Mutational comes from the Latin root mut-, which means 'change', and you can see the same root in mutation and mutate. So mutational describes something caused by a change, especially a change in genes or DNA.