Definitions for mutations

mutations mu·ta·tion

Spelling: [myoo-tey-shuh n]
IPA: /myuˈteɪ ʃən/

Mutations is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 485 anagrams from letters in mutations (aimnosttu).

Definitions for mutations

noun

  1. Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
  2. the act or process of changing.
  3. a change or alteration, as in form or nature.
  4. Phonetics. umlaut.
  5. Linguistics. (in Celtic languages) syntactically determined morphophonemic phenomena that affect initial sounds of words.
  6. Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
  7. the act or process of changing.
  8. a change or alteration, as in form or nature.
  9. Phonetics. umlaut.
  10. Linguistics. (in Celtic languages) syntactically determined morphophonemic phenomena that affect initial sounds of words.

Origin of mutations

1325-75; Middle English mutacio(u)n Latin mūtātion- (stem of mūtātiō) a changing. See mutate, -ion

Examples for mutations

A rough-hewn resemblance is first brought about by a process of mutation.

The situation is not symmetrical because the mutation is not complete.

Here we seem to have a plain statement of the origin of new forms by mutation.

Those with the disease have some cells that are genetically normal and some with the mutation.

If a mutation makes a single cell deaf to the needs of its body, it can develop into a tumor.

For some illnesses, having a mutation in one specific gene usually—but not always—caused disease.

This was a mutation of a relationship that should, in theory, be unbreakably strong.

Apart from every thing else, it was a mournful witness to the world's mutation.

The answer may be that the birther phenomenon is a mutation of a political virus called incoherence.

Time is, therefore, not a factor in the mutation of species.

mutations which occur with such regularity are certainly rare.

In the following tables cases of the use of mutations are shown.

In others, chromosomal aberrations occur, resulting in mutations.

How these sports or mutations come about we can now surmise.

For the late Mr. Farendell had suffered some change of mind with his other mutations.

Very different are the discontinuous variations or mutations.

The steps in this chronological variation were termed by Waagen "mutations."

Also, there is proof that mutations in the human genome are not random, which opens the door for evolution with a purpose.

Throughout the process the program throws in random changes in a command or variable— these are mutations.

Over time, researchers were able to link many of these disorders with mutations in single genes.

Word Value for mutations
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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