mutation - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a change or alteration in form or qualities

Synonyms

• mutation

More generic

• alteration
• change
• modification

Noun

(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

Synonyms

• chromosomal mutation
• genetic mutation
• mutation

More generic

• alteration
• change
• modification

More specific

• deletion
• gene mutation
• inversion
• point mutation
• reversion
• saltation
• transposition

Related

• mutagenesis

Noun

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

Synonyms

• mutant
• mutation
• sport
• variation

More generic

• being
• organism

More specific

• freak
• lusus naturae
• monster
• monstrosity

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