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单词 mutation stop
释义

mutate /mū-tātˈ/

transitive verb and intransitive verb

To cause or undergo mutation

ORIGIN: L mūtātio, from mūtāre, -ātum to change, mutate being a back-formation from mutation

mutāˈtion noun

  1. Change, esp biological or genetic
  2. In German orthography, another name for the umlaut
  3. (in Celtic languages) an alteration to the sound of an initial consonant caused by a preceding word
  4. (in old music) a change of syllable for the same note in passing to another hexachord
  5. A change in the genetic material that can be transmitted to offspring (cf somatic mutation under soma1) (biology)

mutāˈtional adjective

mutāˈtionally adverb

mutāˈtionist noun

A believer in evolution by mutation

muˈtative or muˈtatory adjective

  1. Changing
  2. Mutable

mūˈton noun

The smallest element of a gene capable of giving rise to a new form by mutation

mutation mink noun

A much valued shade of mink produced by selective breeding

mutation rate noun

The frequency, per gamete, of gene mutations in a given species per unit time (esp generation time)

mutation stop noun

An organ stop whose tones differ from those the keys indicate by an interval other than a whole number of octaves

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