noun#5,547 by frequency
mutation
/mjuˈteɪʃən/
Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material; Any alteration or change
- plural
- mutations
Meanings
- 1
Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material
Tom has a rare gene mutation.
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Many of the most concerning variants share the same mutations.
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- 2
Any alteration or change
- 3
A mutantrare
- 4
An alteration in 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 contextrare
- 5
The transfer of title of an asset in a registerrare
- 6
A group of thrushesrare