nnoun.person(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alterationTopic:biological sciencebiology
Synset:mutant sport variation
Derivationally Related Form:mutatevarymutantmutational
Hypernyms:being organism
Inherited Hypernyms:mutantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:freaklusus naturaemonstermonstrosity
Full Hyponyms:freakleviathan
nnoun.event(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organismTopic:genetic sciencegenetics
Synset:chromosomal mutation genetic mutation
Derivationally Related Form:mutatemutational
Hypernyms:alteration change modification
Inherited Hypernyms:mutationchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:deletiongene mutationinversionpoint mutationreversionsaltationtransposition
Part Meronyms:mutagenesis
Full Hyponyms:deletioninversionpoint mutationreversionsaltationtransposition
nnoun.eventa change or alteration in form or qualitiesDerivationally Related Form:mutational
Hypernyms:alteration change modification
Inherited Hypernyms:mutationchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity