mutation

CEFRC1

/mjuˈteɪʃən/

noun

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noun
A change in the genetic material of a living thing.
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noun
Extra detail
A mutant.

Examples

There are no reports on this mutation because such a mutant wouldn't even be born.
Without the random mutation of genes there would be no evolution.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 5
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5

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noun

Extra meanings

Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.
Any alteration or change.
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.

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Birdwatchers would enjoy a host of sparrows, a herd of swans, a descent of woodpeckers, a herd of wrens, and mutation of thrushes.
Names for a group: A flute or mutation of thrushes.
A Mutation of Thrushes The authors of the books of venery were not predicting Darwin with this term, but taking a cue from a common fable of the time.

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A single random blank in the DNA caused the plant to be completely albino.

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Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe.
2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2013
He added, in an email to CNN, that “the collection of increasingly large and well curated medical datasets has enabled AI tools to predict genetic mutations from imaging phenotypes reducing the burden of healthcare systems and improving the way we care for patients.” Phenotypes are observable characteristics.
2019 January 8, Nina Avramova, “AI technology can identify genetic diseases by looking at your face, study says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2022
Birdwatchers would enjoy a host of sparrows, a herd of swans, a descent of woodpeckers, a herd of wrens, and mutation of thrushes.
1984, Virginia Wildlife, volume 45, Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Names for a group: A flute or mutation of thrushes.
2010, Doug Bennet, Tim Tiner, The Complete Up North: A Guide to Ontario's Wilderness from Black Flies to the Northern Lights, page 57
A Mutation of Thrushes The authors of the books of venery were not predicting Darwin with this term, but taking a cue from a common fable of the time.
2013, Jason Sacher, A Compendium of Collective Nouns: From an Armory of Aardvarks to a Zeal of Zebras, page 196

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Origin

noun

Late 14th century as Middle English mutacioun, from Latin mūtātiō, both directly and via Old French mutacion.

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A single random blank— in the DNA caused the plant to be completely albino.

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noun

A single random blank in the DNA caused the plant to be completely albino.