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mutation

noun

a change or alteration in form or qualities

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Word length
8
Starts with
M
Ends with
N
Contains
UT
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

mjuˈteɪʃən

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a change or alteration in form or qualities

noun

  1. (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

noun

  1. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

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