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noun
The creation or formation of a genetic mutation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
an event capable of causing a mutation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cause
Narrower terms: insertional mutagenesis
History
Etymology tree English muta- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)bor. Latin genesisbor. English genesis English mutagenesis From muta- + genesis.
Across languages
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