mutation
- 1) noun, the act or process of mutating; change; alteration
- 2) noun, a change or alteration
- 3) noun, a change in the chromosomes or genes of a cell. When this change occurs in the gametes the structure and development of the resultant offspring may be affected. See also inversion
- 4) noun, another word for mutant
- 5) noun, a physical characteristic of an individual resulting from this type of chromosomal change
- 6) noun, phonetics a)(in Germanic languages) another name for umlaut b) (in Celtic languages) a phonetic change in certain initial consonants caused by a preceding word
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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evolution, transformation, anomaly, variation, deviant, change, variation, modification, alteration, deviation, metamorphosis, transfiguration