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mutation   (TTS Sound)

The noun mutation has 3 senses

• mutant, mutation, variation, sport -- ((biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration)


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


• mutation -- (a change or alteration in form or qualities)