genetic mutation

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genetic mutation - (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organismchromosomal mutation, mutationgenetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organismsalteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"deletion - (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosomeinversion - (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversedtransposition - (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosomemutagenesis - an event capable of causing a mutationgene mutation, point mutation - (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a genereversion - (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)saltation - (genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species

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noun (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure

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