Meaning of GENETIC MUTATION
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| Definition: | | [n] (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism |
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| Synonyms: | | chromosomal mutation, mutation |
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| See Also: | | alteration, change, gene mutation, inversion, modification, mutagenesis, point mutation, reversion, saltation, transposition | |
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