mutation
noun
uk/mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/us/mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/[U]
the way in whichgeneschangeandproducepermanentdifferences:
(基因的)变异,突变It is wellknownthatradiationcancausemutation.众所周知,辐射可能造成基因突变。
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apermanentchangein anorganism, or thechangedorganismitself:
(生物体的)变异,突变;突变生物体Environmentalpressuresencouragegeneswithcertainmutations topersistandotherstodieout.环境的影响使发生了某些突变的基因存活下来,另一些则消亡了。
Theseplantscarrythe mutationforredflowers.这些植物携带红花变种。
Genetics
- adenine
- allele
- anaphase
- biohacker
- biohacking
- biotech
- gene amplification
- heterozygote
- homologous
- homologue
- homozygote
- hybridization
- paternal
- ribosome
- rRNA
- segregate
- segregation
- sequence
- terminator gene
- transgenic