mutationnoun
uk/mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/us/mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/[ U ] the way in which genes change and produce permanent differences:
It is well known that radiation can cause mutation.
[ C ] a permanent change in an organism, or the changed organism itself:
Environmental pressures encourage genes with certain mutations to persist and others to die out.
These plants carry the mutation for red flowers.
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Genetics
- adenine
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- oncogene
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- ribosomal RNA
- ribosome
- sex chromosome
- synapsis
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