Mutation
[mjuː'teɪʃ(ə)n] or [mju'teʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a change or alteration in form or qualities.
(noun.) (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism.
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Definition
(n.) Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Change, alteration, variation.
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Examples
- Why does not every collection of fossil remains afford plain evidence of the gradation and mutation of the forms of life? Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I was sure, in your calm way, you would be prepared for sudden mutation. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We find, in short, such evidence of the slow and scarcely sensible mutations of specific forms, as we have the right to expect. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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