Mutación (en. Mutation)

mu-ta-ción

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Alteration in the genetic material of an organism.

The mutation can cause hereditary diseases.

La mutación puede provocar enfermedades hereditarias.

Change in physical or functional characteristics of an organism.

Mutations can contribute to the evolution of species.

Las mutaciones pueden contribuir a la evolución de las especies.

In biology, a phenomenon through which variations in alleles occur.

They studied the mutation of the virus strain in the laboratory.

Estudiaron la mutación de la cepa de virus en el laboratorio.

From Latin 'mutatio', meaning change or alteration.

genetic mutation

Change in DNA that can affect hereditary characteristics.

mutación genética

study of mutations

Research focused on understanding changes in genetic material.

estudio de mutaciones

spontaneous mutation

Genetic change that occurs without external intervention.

mutación espontánea

mutant

Organism that has experienced a mutation.

mutante

genetics

Science that studies inheritance and variations in organisms.

genética

anomaly

Deviation from the norm or expected, often related to mutations.

anomalía

Radical change in someone's behavior or appearance.

Since he changed jobs, he has had a total mutation in his way of being.

Desde que cambió de trabajo, ha tenido una mutación total en su forma de ser.

Drastic transformation in a situation.

The arrival of that new technology brought a mutation to the market.

La llegada de esa nueva tecnología trajo una mutación al mercado.