Word Type

Noun

The word "mutation" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

animutation antimutation aspirate mutation backmutation ectomutation endomutation epimutation extramutation frameshift mutation hard mutation heteromutation homomutation hypermutation hypomutation i-mutation intermutation intramutation intromutation macromutation macromutational macromutationism macromutationist megamutation mesomutation micromutation micromutational micromutationism micromutationist missense mutation mixed mutation multimutation mutation pressure mutational mutationally mutationism mutationist mutationless nasal mutation neomutation nonmutation nonsense mutation oncomutation paramutation pentamutation phosphomutation point mutation postmutation premutation radiomutation remutation retromutation silent mutation soft mutation spirant mutation stereomutation ultramutation vowel mutation

Context

collective noun genetics linguistics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

alteration being change modification organism

Type Of (IsA)

change

Related Terms

hypermutate hypermutated hypomutate hypomutated macromutate macromutated micromutate micromutated mutability mutable mutafacient mutagen mutagenesis mutagenetic mutagenic mutant mutatability mutatable mutate mutated mutator mutatory

Related Terms

alteration change chromosome abnormality genetic material heritable mutant thrush

Synonym Network

mutant

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