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mutation

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n.变化,转变,元音变化,(生物物种的)突变

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副词:mutationally 形容词:mutational

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mut=to change(改变)

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mutation


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n
(a) [U] change; alteration 变化; 转变; 突变; 变异
*(biology 生) mutation of cells 细胞的突变
* (linguistics 语言) mutation of sounds 语音的变化
* vowel mutation 元音变化.
(b) [C] instance of this 变化; 转变; 突变; 变异
*mutations in plants caused by radiation 放射线引起的植物变异.
(c) [C] new organism resulting from such a change; mutant(1) 变种; 突变体; 突变型.

mutation


n [U and C]
a change in the genetic structure of an animal or plant that makes it different from others of the same kind
technical a change in a speech sound, especially a vowel, because of the sound of the one next to it