| 单词 | somatic mutation |
| 释义 | > as lemmassomatic mutation somatic mutation n. Biology genetic mutation occurring in a somatic cell, which persists through cell division and may cause conditions such as cancer, but (in humans and animals) is not heritable by offspring; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1910 E. M. East in Amer. Naturalist 44 430 These character pairs are the ones affected when a somatic mutation or bud variation occurs in asexual reproduction [in potatoes]. 1949 C. D. Darlington & K. Mather Elements of Genetics v. 112 In animals the effects of somatic mutation are slightly different [from those in plants]... The product is known as a mosaic instead of a chimaera. 2011 N. Carey Epigenetics Revol. (2012) v. 80 In the absence of any substantial evidence for a role for somatic mutation, epigenetics seems like a strong candidate. < as lemmas |
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