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Definitions for Mutation
[1] Biology . a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
[2] the act or process of changing.
[3] a change or alteration, as in form or nature.
[4] Phonetics . umlaut.
[5] Linguistics . (in Celtic languages) syntactically determined morphophonemic phenomena that affect initial sounds of words.
[6] the act or process of mutating; change; alteration
[7] a change or alteration
[8] a change in the chromosomes or genes of a cell. When this change occurs in the gametes the structure and development of the resultant offspring may be affected See also inversion (def. 11)
[9] another word for mutant (def. 1)
[10] a physical characteristic of an individual resulting from this type of chromosomal change
[11] phonetics (in Germanic languages) another name for umlaut (in Celtic languages) a phonetic change in certain initial consonants caused by a preceding word
Words related to Mutation
anomaly, alteration, variation, deviation, evolution, mutant, innovation, novelty, transfiguration, deviant, permutation, modification, vicissitude, transformation, change
Words nearby Mutation
mutant gene, mutare, mutarotation, mutase, mutate, mutation, mutation stop, mutations, mutatis mutandis, mutato nomine, mutazila
Origin of Mutation
1325–75; Middle English mutacio(u)n < Latin mūtātion- (stem of mūtātiō ) a changing. See mutate, -ion
Other words from Mutation
mu·ta·tion·al , adjective
mu·ta·tion·al·ly , adverb
non·mu·ta·tion·al , adjective
non·mu·ta·tion·al·ly , adverb
un·mu·ta·tion·al , adjective
mu•ta′ tion•al adj.
Synonyms for Mutation
alteration, anomaly, variation, change, deviant, deviation, evolution, innovation, modification, mutant, novelty, permutation, transfiguration, transformation, vicissitude