mutation
Pronunciation: /mjuˈteɪʃən/
The English word “mutation” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- Any alteration or change.
- Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.
- A mutant.
- An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.
- The transfer of title of an asset in a register.
- A group of thrushes.
Etymology
Late 14th century as Middle English mutacioun, from Latin mūtātiō, both directly and via Old French mutacion.
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More English words
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- mutated cross-site scripting
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- mutation testing
- mutational
- mutational meltdown
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