mutation

/mjuːˈteɪʃən/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
mutations

Meaning

  1. mutación

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

mutant

Worth distinguishing: a mutant is the resulting organism; a mutation is the genetic change/process itself.

Similar in other languages

French

mutant

Close — a mutation produces a mutant.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa mutation?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The virus underwent a ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a mutation?

noun

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