- material mutation
- materiaalmutatie
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Mutation (disambiguation) — A mutation is a change in the sequence of an organism s genetic material. Mutation may also refer to: Contents 1 Literature 2 Music 3 Sciences … Wikipedia
mutation — mu*ta tion (m[ u]*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. mutatio, fr. mutare to change: cf. F. mutation. See {Mutable}.] Change; alteration, either in form or qualities. [1913 Webster] The vicissitude or mutations in the superior globe are no fit matter for this … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mutation — For other uses, see Mutation (disambiguation). Part of the Biology series on Evolution … Wikipedia
Mutation — A permanent change, a structural alteration, in the DNA or RNA. In humans and many other organisms, mutations occur in DNA. However, in retroviruses like HIV, mutations occur in RNA which is the genetic material of retroviruses. In most cases,… … Medical dictionary
mutation — mutational, adj. mutationally, adv. /myooh tay sheuhn/, n. 1. Biol. a. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. b. an individual, species, or the like,… … Universalium
Mutation rate — In genetics, the mutation rate is the chance of a mutation occurring in an organism or gene in each generation (or, in the case of multicellular organisms, cell division). The mutation frequency is the number of individuals in a population with a … Wikipedia
mutation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chance, random ▪ common ▪ rare ▪ cell, gene, genetic ▪ … Collocations dictionary
mutation — n. a change in the genetic material (DNA) of a cell, or the change this causes in a characteristic of the individual, which is not caused by normal genetic processes. In a point (or gene) mutation there is a change in a single gene; in a… … The new mediacal dictionary
mutation — noun Date: 14th century 1. a significant and basic alteration ; change 2. umlaut 3. a. a relatively permanent change in hereditary material involving either a physical change in chromosome relations or a biochemical change in the codons that make … New Collegiate Dictionary
mutation — (mu ta shun) A permanent, heritable change in the genetic material … Dictionary of microbiology
mutation — noun a) any alteration or change b) Any heritable change of the base pair sequence of genetic material See Also: macromutation, micromutation, mutate … Wiktionary
