| mutability | (noun) the quality of being capable of mutation | Synonyms: mutableness |
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| mutable | (adjective) capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature | Synonyms: changeable |
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| (adjective) tending to undergo genetic mutation | - |
| (adjective) prone to frequent change; inconstant | - |
| mutableness | (noun) the quality of being capable of mutation | Synonyms: mutability |
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| mutafacient | (adjective) capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of intracellular agents) | - |
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| mutagen | (noun) any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation | - |
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| mutagenesis | (noun) an event capable of causing a mutation | - |
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| mutagenic | (adjective) capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of extracellular factors such as X-rays or chemical pollution) | - |
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| mutant | (adjective) tending to undergo or resulting from mutation | - |
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| (noun) an animal that has undergone mutation | - |
| (noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | Synonyms: mutation, sport, variation |
| mutate | (verb) undergo mutation | - |
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| mutation | (noun) (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Synonyms: chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation |
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| (noun) a change or alteration in form or qualities | - |
| (noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | Synonyms: mutant, sport, variation |
| mutational | (adjective) of or relating to or resulting from mutation | - |
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| mutative | (adjective) of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation | - |
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