| 释义 |
mutation/mju:ˈteiʃ(ə)n/n. 1 the process or an instance of change or alteration 变化；改变 2 a genetic change which, when transmitted to offspring, gives rise to heritable variations (因基因变化而产生的)突变；变种 3 a mutant 突变体 4a an umlaut 元音变化 b (in a Celtic language) a change of a consonant etc. determined by a preceding word (凯尔特语中辅音等的)语音变异 □ mutational adj.□ mutationally adv.[Middle English from Latin mutatio, from mutare ‘change’] |