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mutation
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural mutations
plural mutations
Learner's definition of MUTATION
1
biology : a change in the genes of a plant or animal that causes physical characteristics that are different from what is normal（生物物种的）变异，突变
[noncount]
- The cat's short tail is the result of mutation.这种猫的短尾巴是变异的结果。
[count]
- The condition is caused by a genetic mutation.这种情况是由基因突变引起的。
- The cat's short tail is the result of a mutation.这种猫的短尾巴是一种变异的结果。
- mutations in mice老鼠的种种基因变异
2
[count] : a new form of something that has changed（形式的）转变，改变
- The building is a mutation of the original design.这座建筑是在最初设计的基础上改建的。
mutation
noun
mu·ta·tion myü-ˈtā-shən 
3
a
: a relatively permanent change in hereditary material that involves either a change in chromosome structure or number (as in translocation, deletion, duplication, or polyploidy) or a change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene's codons (as in frameshift or missense errors) and that occurs either in germ cells or in somatic cells but with only those in germ cells being capable of perpetuation by sexual reproduction
mutationally adverb
Example Sentences
The cat's short tail is the result of mutation. The condition is caused by a genetic mutation. The building is a mutation of the original design.
Recent Examples on the Web Having the mutation means HIV can’t latch onto cells, giving natural resistance. 
Grace Browne, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2022 If the disease killed the animal, would doctors feel obligated to prescribe medication for a child with the same mutation even before symptoms emerged? Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 But a new study has offered a radically different theory, arguing that side effects such as gas, bloating and intestinal cramps weren’t enough on their own to move the evolutionary needle on the genetic mutation. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 The patient received a blood stem cell transplant at City of Hope in early 2019 for acute myelogenous leukemia from an unrelated donor who has a rare genetic mutation, homozygous CCR5 Delta 32, City of Hope said. Will Linendoll, ABC News, 28 July 2022 But according to an interesting article in The Atlantic, researchers wonder if some of them have a genetic mutation that naturally repels the coronavirus. Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 The patients also had a particular mutation in their KRAS gene. Aayushi Pratap, Forbes, 10 June 2022 If someone has the mutation that causes HD, a child has a 50% chance of inheriting it. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 8 June 2022 That’s because the original omicron strain that swept the world didn’t have the mutation. Laura Ungar, Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2022 See More
Grace Browne, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2022 If the disease killed the animal, would doctors feel obligated to prescribe medication for a child with the same mutation even before symptoms emerged? Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 But a new study has offered a radically different theory, arguing that side effects such as gas, bloating and intestinal cramps weren’t enough on their own to move the evolutionary needle on the genetic mutation. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 The patient received a blood stem cell transplant at City of Hope in early 2019 for acute myelogenous leukemia from an unrelated donor who has a rare genetic mutation, homozygous CCR5 Delta 32, City of Hope said. Will Linendoll, ABC News, 28 July 2022 But according to an interesting article in The Atlantic, researchers wonder if some of them have a genetic mutation that naturally repels the coronavirus. Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 The patients also had a particular mutation in their KRAS gene. Aayushi Pratap, Forbes, 10 June 2022 If someone has the mutation that causes HD, a child has a 50% chance of inheriting it. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 8 June 2022 That’s because the original omicron strain that swept the world didn’t have the mutation. Laura Ungar, Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of mutation was in the 14th century Phrases Containing mutation
noun
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