Dictionary

mutation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mjuˈteɪʃən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any alteration or change.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.
   • 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:
   • 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:
3. (countable, uncountable) A mutant.
4. (countable, uncountable) 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.
5. (countable, uncountable) The transfer of title of an asset in a register.
6. (collective, countable, noun, rare, uncountable) A group 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. 2013, Jason Sacher, A Compendium of Collective Nouns: From an Armory of Aardvarks to a Zeal of Zebras, page 196:
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

micromutationist · hypermutation · extramutation · ultramutation · phosphomutation · radiomutation · mutationism · mutational · intromutation · mutation testing · intramutation · stereomutation · macromutationism · mixed mutation · micromutation · backmutation · aspirate mutation · nonmutation · frameshift mutation · back mutation · intermutation · heteromutation · homomutation · vowel mutation · hard mutation · nasal mutation · endomutation · i-mutation · point mutation · retromutation · mesomutation · postmutation · mutationally · paramutation · nonsense mutation · macromutation · remutation · missense mutation · oncomutation · ectomutation · mutationless · mutation pressure · multimutation · animutation · megamutation · silent mutation · antimutation · spirant mutation · micromutationism · hypomutation · mutationist · pentamutation · premutation · macromutational · epimutation · soft mutation · micromutational · macromutationist · neomutation

Relateds

mutator · mutability · micromutate · mutated · mutagenetic · hypomutated · mutatory · mutatability · mutagenic · mutatable · mutafacient · mutagen · mutate · mutagenesis · mutable · micromutated · hypermutate · mutant · macromutate · hypermutated · macromutated · hypomutate

Translations (74)

pt mutação (heritable change in genetic material) · gl mutación (heritable change in genetic material) · cmn 變種 /变种 (heritable change in genetic material) · it mutazione (heritable change in genetic material) · el μετάλλαξη (any alteration or change) · ga athrú (alteration in the sound of a word) · km កំលាយភេទ (heritable change in genetic material) · bg умлаут (alteration in the sound of a word) · uk мута́ція (heritable change in genetic material) · mi iranoitanga (any alteration or change) · sv mutation (heritable change in genetic material) · cy newid (any alteration or change) · he מוּטַצְיָה (heritable change in genetic material) · ru мута́ция (heritable change in genetic material) · it mutazione (alteration in the sound of a word) · th การผ่าเหล่า (heritable change in genetic material) · mi irakētanga (any alteration or change) · ro mutație (heritable change in genetic material) · ja 突然変異 (heritable change in genetic material) · ka მუტაცია (heritable change in genetic material) · eu mutazio (heritable change in genetic material) · ar طَفْرَة (heritable change in genetic material) · th การกลายพันธ์ (heritable change in genetic material) · nn mutasjon (heritable change in genetic material) · es mutación (heritable change in genetic material) · fa جهش (heritable change in genetic material) · ca mutació (heritable change in genetic material) · ko 변이 (heritable change in genetic material) · fi parvi (collective noun for thrushes) · cs mutace (heritable change in genetic material) · ast mutación (heritable change in genetic material) · pl mutacja (any alteration or change) · pl mutacja (heritable change in genetic material) · de Mutation (alteration in the sound of a word) · fi mutaatio (heritable change in genetic material) · bg мутация (heritable change in genetic material) · id mutasi (any alteration or change) · is stökkbreyting (heritable change in genetic material) · ko 변형 (heritable change in genetic material) · be мута́цыя (heritable change in genetic material) · it mutazione (any alteration or change) · nl mutatie (heritable change in genetic material) · fi mutaatio (alteration in the sound of a word) · sv mutation (any alteration or change) · gd mùthadh (heritable change in genetic material) · fr mutation (heritable change in genetic material) · hu mutáció (heritable change in genetic material) · da mutation (heritable change in genetic material) · fr mutation (alteration in the sound of a word) · kw treylyans (alteration in the sound of a word) · pt mutação (alteration in the sound of a word) · ru мутация (alteration in the sound of a word) · id mutasi (heritable change in genetic material) · cy treiglad (alteration in the sound of a word) · sw mabadiliko (any alteration or change) · vi đột biến (heritable change in genetic material) · de Mutation (heritable change in genetic material) · cy mwtaniad (heritable change in genetic material) · fi geenimuutos (heritable change in genetic material) · lv mutācija (heritable change in genetic material) · nb mutasjon (heritable change in genetic material) · cmn 突變 /突变 (heritable change in genetic material) · el μετάλλαξη (heritable change in genetic material) · hy մուտացիա (heritable change in genetic material) · mi irakētanga (heritable change in genetic material) · ja 変異 (heritable change in genetic material) · sw mabadiliko ya chembe za urithi (heritable change in genetic material) · el μεταλλαγή (alteration in the sound of a word) · br kemmadur (alteration in the sound of a word) · nl mutatie (any alteration or change) · tl pag-ibanyuhay (heritable change in genetic material) · tr mutasyon (heritable change in genetic material) · fi muutos (any alteration or change) · bg изменение (any alteration or change)