Mutation

//mjuˈteɪʃən//

Synonyms for "mutation" (77 found)

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Translations

74 translations across 47 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • طَفْرَة noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Armenian

1 entries
  • մուտացիա noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Asturian

1 entries
  • mutación noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Basque

1 entries
  • mutazio noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • мута́цыя noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Breton

1 entries
  • kemmadur noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • изменение noun (any alteration or change)
  • мутация noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • умлаут noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Catalan

1 entries
  • mutació noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 突變 /突变 noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • 變種 /变种 noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Cornish

1 entries
  • treylyans noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Czech

1 entries
  • mutace noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Danish

1 entries
  • mutation noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Dutch

2 entries
  • mutatie noun (any alteration or change)
  • mutatie noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Finnish

4 entries
  • geenimuutos noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • mutaatio noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • mutaatio noun (alteration in the sound of a word)
  • muutos noun (any alteration or change)

French

2 entries
  • mutation noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • mutation noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Galician

1 entries
  • mutación noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მუტაცია noun (heritable change in genetic material)

German

2 entries
  • Mutation noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • Mutation noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Greek

3 entries
  • μετάλλαξη noun (any alteration or change)
  • μετάλλαξη noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • μεταλλαγή noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מוּטַצְיָה noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • mutáció noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • stökkbreyting noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • mutasi noun (any alteration or change)
  • mutasi noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Irish

1 entries
  • athrú noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Italian

3 entries
  • mutazione noun (any alteration or change)
  • mutazione noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • mutazione noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 変異 noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • 突然変異 noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Khmer

1 entries
  • កំលាយភេទ noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Korean

2 entries
  • 변이 noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • 변형 noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Latvian

1 entries
  • mutācija noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Māori

3 entries
  • irakētanga noun (any alteration or change)
  • irakētanga noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • iranoitanga noun (any alteration or change)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • mutasjon noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • mutasjon noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Persian

1 entries
  • جهش noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Polish

2 entries
  • mutacja noun (any alteration or change)
  • mutacja noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • mutação noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • mutação noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Romanian

1 entries
  • mutație noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Russian

2 entries
  • мута́ция noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • мутация noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • mùthadh noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Spanish

1 entries
  • mutación noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Swahili

2 entries
  • mabadiliko noun (any alteration or change)
  • mabadiliko ya chembe za urithi noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Swedish

2 entries
  • mutation noun (any alteration or change)
  • mutation noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • pag-ibanyuhay noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Thai

2 entries
  • การกลายพันธ์ noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • การผ่าเหล่า noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Turkish

1 entries
  • mutasyon noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • мута́ція noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • đột biến noun (heritable change in genetic material)

Welsh

3 entries
  • mwtaniad noun (heritable change in genetic material)
  • newid noun (any alteration or change)
  • treiglad noun (alteration in the sound of a word)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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There are no reports on this mutation because such a mutant wouldn't even be born.

Source: tatoeba (1283646)

Without the random mutation of genes there would be no evolution.

Source: tatoeba (1363512)

This disease is caused by a rare genetic mutation.

Source: tatoeba (4904729)

Tom has a rare gene mutation.

Source: tatoeba (5332228)

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