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Meaning of "mutation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUTATION

mutation  [mjuːˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mutation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mutation

Mutation

In genetics, a mutation is a change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal genetic element. Mutations result from unrepaired damage to DNA or to RNA genomes, errors in the process of replication, or from the insertion or deletion of segments of DNA by mobile genetic elements. Mutations may or may not produce discernible changes in the observable characteristics of an organism. Mutations play a part in both normal and abnormal biological processes including: evolution, cancer, and the development of the immune system. Mutation can result in several different types of change in sequences. Mutations in genes can either have no effect, alter the product of a gene, or prevent the gene from functioning properly or completely. Mutations can also occur in nongenic regions. One study on genetic variations between different species of Drosophila suggests that, if a mutation changes a protein produced by a gene, the result is likely to be harmful, with an estimated 70 percent of amino acid polymorphisms that have damaging effects, and the remainder being either neutral or weakly beneficial.

Definition of mutation in the English dictionary

The first definition of mutation in the dictionary is the act or process of mutating; change; alteration. Other definition of mutation is a change or alteration. Mutation is also a physical characteristic of an individual resulting from this type of chromosomal change.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUTATION

mutably
mutagen
mutagenesis
mutagenic
mutagenically
mutagenicity
mutagenise
mutagenize
mutandum
mutant
Mutare
mutase
mutate
mutation stop
mutational
mutationally
mutationist
mutatis mutandis
mutative
mutatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of mutation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MUTATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mutation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mutation

Translation of «mutation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUTATION

Find out the translation of mutation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mutation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mutation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

突变
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mutación
570 millions of speakers

English

mutation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्परिवर्तन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طفرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мутация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mutação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mutation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mutasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mutation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

突然変異
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돌연변이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mutasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đột biến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிறழ்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्परिवर्तन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mutasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mutazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mutacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мутація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mutație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετάλλαξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mutasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mutation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mutasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mutation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUTATION»

The term «mutation» is very widely used and occupies the 17.975 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUTATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mutation

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9 QUOTES WITH «MUTATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mutation.
1
Margaret Chan
The unique nature about the influenza virus is its great potential for changes, for mutation.
2
Margaret Chan
For the first time in history we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real time. Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation and unpredictable behaviour.
3
Francis Crick
The balance of evidence both from the cell-free system and from the study of mutation, suggests that this does not occur at random, and that triplets coding the same amino acid may well be rather similar.
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Francis Crick
A comparison between the triplets tentatively deduced by these methods with the changes in amino acid sequence produced by mutation shows a fair measure of agreement.
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Francis Crick
Attempts have been made from a study of the changes produced by mutation to obtain the relative order of the bases within various triplets, but my own view is that these are premature until there is more extensive and more reliable data on the composition of the triplets.
6
Leroy Hood
If you know the mother's genome and the father's genome, and you see that the children have some genes that neither parent has, then you know that difference is either a mutation or a processing error.
7
Phillip E. Johnson
Although I insist that God has always had the power to intervene directly in nature to create new forms, I am willing to be per-suaded that He chose not to do so and instead employed secondary natural causes like random mutation and natural selection.
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Edward Lawrie Tatum
In microbiology the roles of mutation and selection in evolution are coming to be better understood through the use of bacterial cultures of mutant strains.
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Edward Lawrie Tatum
That the primary effect of gene mutation may be as simple as the substitution of a single amino acid by another and may lead to profound secondary changes in protein structure and properties has recently been strongly indicated by the work of Ingram on hemoglobin.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUTATION»

Discover the use of mutation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mutation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mutation
Biomolecular researcher Victor Stein creates a son through the surrogacy process, and while his superior being develps fantastically well for a time things soon begin to change horribly
Robin Cook, 1990
2
Mutation Breeding: Theory and Practical Applications
An essential and comprehensive summary for all plant breeders.
A. M. van Harten, 1998
3
Plant Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology
This comprehensive book covers the underlying scientific principles, state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies of plant mutagenesis.
Q. Y. Shu, 2012
4
Mutation Testing for the New Century
This book provides answers to key questions related to mutation and raises questions yet to be answered. It is an excellent resource for researchers, practitioners, and students of software engineering.
W. Eric Wong, 2001
5
The Mutation Theory: Experiments and Observations on the ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Hugo De Vries, 2010
6
Ornamental Plants: Role of Mutation
The book is extremely well prepared and contains huge volume of informations on mutations. The book will serve as an extremely comprehensive guide to the researchers and the student alike.
S. K. Datta, 1997
7
Mutation: The History of an Idea From Darwin to Genomics
The historical approach taken by History of Mutation reveals the way science works, incrementally by small steps rather than by dramatic, and rare, paradigm shifts.
Elof Axel Carlson, 2011
8
New Developments in Mutation Research
Certain mutations may lead to cancer or other diseases. This book gathers together and presents the latest research in this field.
Charles L. Valon, 2007
9
Evolutionary Algorithms: The Role of Mutation and Recombination
This book provides a characterization of the roles that recombination and mutation play in evolutionary algorithms. It integrates prior theoretical work and introduces new theoretical techniques for studying evolutionary algorithms.
William M. Spears, 2000
10
Role of Classical Mutation Breeding in Crop Improvement
The book is extremely well prepared and contains huge volume of informations accumulated using classical induced mutagenesis on different crops in different countries.
S.K. Datta, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mutation is used in the context of the following news items.
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CT scan radiation exposing patients to risk of DNA mutation, warns …
... Win · Retirement · Top 10 Facts · Home · Life & Style · Health; CT scan radiation exposing patients to risk of DNA mutation, warns professor ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Infants born with mutation in PLVAP gene develop severe protein …
Newborn children born with a mutation in the Plasmalemma Vesicle Associated Protein (PLVAP) gene develop severe protein losing ... «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»
3
Gene mutation contributes to liver disease in patients of normal weight
A gene mutation has been found to contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a form of liver disease closely linked to obesity, ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
4
Researchers identify genetic mutation causing lethal condition in …
Newborn children born with a mutation in the Plasmalemma Vesicle Associated Protein (PLVAP) gene develop severe protein losing ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
5
Natural Selection, Not Just Mutation, Drives Cancer
The answer that DeGregori and CU Cancer Center colleague Andrii Rozhok propose is that in addition to activating mutation, cancer may ... «Laboratory Equipment, Jul 15»
6
Female genital mutation: Thousands of victims 'residing in the UK'
(CNN) -- According to UNICEF, 30,000 women worldwide are likely to endure female genital mutilation (FGM) within the next eight years. And a new report ... «KBZK Bozeman News, Jul 15»
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Genetics: Feedforward loop for diversity
Evidence indicates that mutation rates vary almost 1,000-fold between species, from 10−11 mutations per nucleotide site per generation in ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
8
Binge eating by teens linked to gene mutation
Researchers at UCL and the universities of Bristol and Queensland have identified a gene mutation that could lead to binge eating in ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
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First de novo KCND3 mutation causes severe Kv4.3 channel …
Identification of the first de novo mutation in potassium voltage-gated channel, shal-related subfamily, member 3 (KCND3) in a patient with complex early onset ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Genetic mutation causes child's appearance of aging
In our patient this mutation was not actually inherited from either her mother or father. It was a change in her genome that we call “de novo” — a ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»

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