home/glossary/Mutation

Mutation

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

polysemousWordset Dictionary

Senses

Wordset Dictionary

a change or alteration in form or qualities

Wordset Dictionary

(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
chromosomal mutationgenetic mutationmutant
plural
Mutations
possessive
Mutation's
pluralpossessive
Mutations'