Hypernym

change 1

noun

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Pertainym (pertains to noun)

mutational 1

adjective

of or relating to or resulting from mutation

mutative 1

adjective

of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation

mutant 1

adjective

tending to undergo or resulting from mutation

Part_meronym

mutagenesis 1

noun

an event capable of causing a mutation

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

genetics 1

noun

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

mutation 2

noundomain: event

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

Synonyms

Derivationally related form

mutational 1

adjective

of or relating to or resulting from mutation

mutate 1

verb

undergo mutation

Hyponym

deletion 2

noun

(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

inversion 4

noun

(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed

transposition 3

noun

(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome

point mutation 1

noun

(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

reversion 2

noun

(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

Part_holonym

mutagenesis 1

noun

an event capable of causing a mutation

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

genetics 1

noun

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

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