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单词 macromutation
释义

macromutation

[ mak-roh-myoo-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌmæk roʊ myuˈteɪ ʃən /

noun Genetics.

a mutation that has a profound effect on the resulting organism, as a change in a regulatory gene that controls the expression of many structural genes.

Origin of macromutation

macro- + mutation

Words nearby macromutation

macrometeorology, macromineral, macromolecule, macromonocyte, macromutant, macromutation, macromyeloblast, macron, macronormoblast, macronucleate, macronucleus
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Example sentences from the Web for macromutation

  • The first animal to be segmented—to go from just a single body to a body with two segments—must have been a macromutation.

    Rediscovering Richard Dawkins: An Interview|J.P. O’Malley|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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