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mutation

/mjuˈteɪʃən/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

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

  2. noun

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

  3. noun

    a change or alteration in form or qualities

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