mutation

noun

/mjuːˈteɪʃn/

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[uncountable, countable] (biology) a process in which the genetic material of a person, a plant or an animal changes in structure when it is passed on to children, etc., causing different physical characteristics to develop; a change of this kind
- These cells have been affected by mutation.
- The disease is caused by genetic mutations.
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- biology
- biotechnology
- breed
- cell
- chromosome
- DNA
- gene
- mutation
- organism
- protein
Extra Examples
- The genetic material has suffered a mutation.
- The protein contained a mutation.
- These cells carry a mutation affecting the prevention mechanism.
Topics Biologyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chance
- random
- common
- …
verb + mutation
- carry
- contain
- acquire
- …
mutation + verb
- arise
- occur
- affect something
- …
mutation + noun
- frequency
- rate
See full entry
[uncountable, countable] a change in the form or structure of something
- (linguistics) vowel mutation
- In Celtic languages such as Welsh, there is a process of mutation affecting the beginning sound of a word, according to the word which comes before it.
- This essay examines the mutation of ethnic politics into nationalist politics.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin mutatio(n-), from mutare ‘to change’.

单词	mutation
释义	mutation noun /mjuːˈteɪʃn/ /mjuːˈteɪʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] (biology) a process in which the genetic material of a person, a plant or an animal changes in structure when it is passed on to children, etc., causing different physical characteristics to develop; a change of this kind These cells have been affected by mutation. The disease is caused by genetic mutations. Wordfinder biology biotechnology breed cell chromosome DNA gene mutation organism protein Extra Examples The genetic material has suffered a mutation. The protein contained a mutation. These cells carry a mutation affecting the prevention mechanism. Topics Biologyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective chance random common … verb + mutation carry contain acquire … mutation + verb arise occur affect something … mutation + noun frequency rate See full entry [uncountable, countable] a change in the form or structure of something (linguistics) vowel mutation In Celtic languages such as Welsh, there is a process of mutation affecting the beginning sound of a word, according to the word which comes before it. This essay examines the mutation of ethnic politics into nationalist politics. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin mutatio(n-), from mutare ‘to change’.
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