mutation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any alteration or change. countable,uncountable
  2. Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material. countable,uncountable
    — 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.
  3. A mutant. countable,uncountable
  4. 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. countable,uncountable
  5. The transfer of title of an asset in a register. countable,uncountable
  6. A group of thrushes. collective,countable,noun,rare,uncountable
    — Birdwatchers would enjoy a host of sparrows, a herd of swans, a descent of woodpeckers, a herd of wrens, and mutation of thrushes.

词形变化

mutations plural mutat. alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
animutation antimutation aspirate mutation backmutation ectomutation endomutation epimutation extramutation frameshift mutation hard mutation heteromutation homomutation hypermutation hypomutation i-mutation intermutation intramutation intromutation macromutation macromutational macromutationism macromutationist megamutation mesomutation micromutation micromutational micromutationism micromutationist missense mutation mixed mutation multimutation mutational mutationally mutationism mutationist mutationless mutation pressure nasal mutation neomutation nonmutation nonsense mutation oncomutation paramutation pentamutation phosphomutation point mutation postmutation premutation radiomutation remutation retromutation silent mutation soft mutation spirant mutation stereomutation ultramutation vowel mutation
相关词
hypermutate hypermutated hypomutate hypomutated macromutate macromutated micromutate micromutated mutability mutable mutafacient mutagen mutagenesis mutagenetic mutagenic mutant mutatability mutatable mutate mutated mutator mutatory

词源

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