mu·ta·tion

noun

/mjuːˈteɪʃn/

[uncountable, countable] (biology) a process in which the genetic material of a person, a plant or an animal changes in structure when it is passed on to children, etc., causing different physical characteristics to develop; a change of this kind（生物物种的）突变，变异
- These cells have been affected by mutation.这些细胞已经受到突变的影响。
- The disease is caused by genetic mutations.这种疾病是由基因突变所致。
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- biology
- biotechnology
- breed
- cell
- chromosome
- DNA
- gene
- mutation
- organism
- protein
Extra Examples
- The genetic material has suffered a mutation.这种基因材料发生了突变。
- The protein contained a mutation.这种蛋白质有一个变异。
- These cells carry a mutation affecting the prevention mechanism.这些细胞携带有影响预防机制的变异。
Topics Biologyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chance
- random
- common
- …
verb + mutation
- carry
- contain
- acquire
- …
mutation + verb
- arise
- occur
- affect something
- …
mutation + noun
- frequency
- rate
[uncountable, countable] a change in the form or structure of something（形式或结构的）转变，改变
- (linguistics) vowel mutation元音变化
- In Celtic languages such as Welsh, there is a process of mutation affecting the beginning sound of a word, according to the word which comes before it.在威尔士语等凯尔特语言中，根据前面的单词，有一个影响单词开头声音的突变过程。
- the mutation of ethnic politics into nationalist politics族群政治向民族主义政治的转变
- This essay examines the mutation of ethnic politics into nationalist politics.本文探讨了民族政治向民族主义政治的转变。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin mutatio(n-), from mutare ‘to change’.

单词	mutation
释义	mu·ta·tion noun /mjuːˈteɪʃn/ /mjuːˈteɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] (biology) a process in which the genetic material of a person, a plant or an animal changes in structure when it is passed on to children, etc., causing different physical characteristics to develop; a change of this kind（生物物种的）突变，变异 These cells have been affected by mutation.这些细胞已经受到突变的影响。 The disease is caused by genetic mutations.这种疾病是由基因突变所致。 Wordfinder biology biotechnology breed cell chromosome DNA gene mutation organism protein Extra Examples The genetic material has suffered a mutation.这种基因材料发生了突变。 The protein contained a mutation.这种蛋白质有一个变异。 These cells carry a mutation affecting the prevention mechanism.这些细胞携带有影响预防机制的变异。 Topics Biologyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective chance random common … verb + mutation carry contain acquire … mutation + verb arise occur affect something … mutation + noun frequency rate [uncountable, countable] a change in the form or structure of something（形式或结构的）转变，改变 (linguistics) vowel mutation元音变化 In Celtic languages such as Welsh, there is a process of mutation affecting the beginning sound of a word, according to the word which comes before it.在威尔士语等凯尔特语言中，根据前面的单词，有一个影响单词开头声音的突变过程。 the mutation of ethnic politics into nationalist politics族群政治向民族主义政治的转变 This essay examines the mutation of ethnic politics into nationalist politics.本文探讨了民族政治向民族主义政治的转变。 Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin mutatio(n-), from mutare ‘to change’.
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