mutation

Noun

Meaning

Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

variation sport mutant chromosomal mutation genetic mutation RNA reformation transfiguration change turn modulation revolution transposition transmutation freak

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Antonyms

standard normal norm advantage benefit usual

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Hypernyms

being change organism modification alteration

Hyponyms

transposition freak monstrosity inversion monster deletion

Related terms

mutable mutability mutant mutate mutagen mutagenic

Phrases with the word

deletion mutation silent mutation single base mutation splice site mutation non-synonymous mutation noncoding mutation

Examples

About 75% of the time the condition is inherited from a parent while 25% of the time it is a new mutation. Source: Internet

All indications are it doesn’t rely on rapid mutation – like the flu – to deceive our immune system. Source: Internet

A genetic female with mutations in both AR genes could theoretically result from the union of a fertile man with AIS and a female carrier of the gene, or from de novo mutation. Source: Internet

A germline mutation gives rise to a constitutional mutation in the offspring, that is, a mutation that is present in every cell. Source: Internet

A genetic mutation which scientists around the world have been picking up on for months appears to have caused this spike to be less likely to snap, and also to force the coronaviruses to produce more of them to make itself more infectious. Source: Internet

Also, microsatellites are used for mapping locations within the genome, specifically in genetic linkage analysis/ marker assisted selection to locate a gene or a mutation responsible for a given trait or disease. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mutated contraction mutating mutating table mutation of species mutation pressure mutational