Definition of mutations Mutations
/mjutejˈʃʌnz/ - [myuteyshunz] -
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What does mutations mean?
Wiktionary 
- mutations (Noun)
Plural of lang=en.
Part of speech
🔤- mutations, noun, plural of mutation.
WordNet
NounPlural: mutations |
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| mutation - (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | ||
| genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation | ||
| alteration, modification, change the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | ||
| genetic science, genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms | ||
| deletion the act of deleting something written or printed | ||
| inversion the act of turning inside out | ||
| transposition (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards | ||
| mutagenesis an event capable of causing a mutation | ||
| gene mutation, point mutation (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene | ||
| reversion turning in the opposite direction | ||
| mutation - a change or alteration in form or qualities | ||
| alteration, modification, change the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | ||
| mutation - (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | ||
| mutant, variation, sport | ||
| being, organism the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" | ||
| biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms | ||
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Wiktionary
- mutation (Noun)
Any alteration or change. - mutation (Noun)
Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material . - mutation (Noun)
A mutant. - mutation (Noun)
An alteration a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mutation (n.)
Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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mutation
A change in the chemical constitution of the DNA in the chromosomes of an organism.
Wikipedia 
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In biology, a mutation is a change in the genetic material (usually DNA or RNA).
Mutations can happen for a lot of different reasons. It can happen because of errors during "cell division", because of radiation, chemicals or for no reason.
Mutation, together with "natural selection", is an important part of the theory of evolution.
Some mutations can be passed on to the being's offspring, and other mutations cannot.
Part of speech
🔤- mutation, noun, singular of mutations.
