English dictionary

mutation

/m/j//u/'t/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

noun.person

Synonyms mutant sport variation

Source: WordNet 3.0
(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

noun.event

Synonyms chromosomal mutation genetic mutation

Source: WordNet 3.0
a change or alteration in form or qualities

noun.event

Source: WordNet 3.0
Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.

noun

Source: webster1913
Gradual definitely tending variation, such as may be observed in a group of organisms in the fossils of successive geological levels.

noun

Source: webster1913