mutation

mu-ta-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A permanent change in the DNA sequence of an organism's genome.

  2. 2.

    The process by which such a change occurs.

  3. 3.

    A significant change or transformation.

Forms

plural: mutations

Related words

See also: DNA, evolution, gene, mutant
Synonyms: alteration, change, transformation, variation

Etymology

From Latin mutatio ("a changing"), from mutare ("to change").