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Definition: Gene Mutation |
Gene MutationNoun1. A mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Biology & Biotechnology | A mutation implying that the chemical structure of a single gene has been changed. A gene mutation in the sex cells may cause a child to be born with malformations or metabolic malfunctions. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: Gene MutationSynonym: point mutation (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Gene Mutation |
| English words defined with "gene mutation": point mutation. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "gene mutation": back mutation ♦ E351, E351i, E351 i ♦ Heteroduplex Analysis ♦ in vitro mutagenesis, isopropyl, isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactoside ♦ kaliummalaat, kaliumzout van appelzuur ♦ Li-Fraumeni Syndrome ♦ Mice, Inbred MRL lpr, monogenic disease, Mutagenesis, Insertional ♦ single gene disease, Suppression, Genetic. (references) |
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Health | More than one gene mutation can cause AD, and genes on multiple chromosomes are involved. (references) | |
Embryos determined not to have the HD gene mutation are then implanted in the woman's uterus. (references) | ||
The MEN1 gene mutation is transmitted directly to a child from a parent carrying the gene mutation. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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gene mutation | 22 |
gene mutation prothrombin | 8 |
galactocerebrosidase gene mutation | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "gene mutation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | genmutation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | genmutatie (codon mutation), genenmutatie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | geenimutaatio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | mutation génique, mutation de gènes, mutation de gène. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Genmutation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γονιδιακή μετάλλαξη, μετάλλαξη γονιδίων. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | mutazione genica, mutazione genetica, mutazione fattoriale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 遺伝子突然変異 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | いで"しとつぜ"へ"い. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | enegay utationmay mutação genética, mutação génica, mutação dos genes, mutação de genes. (various references) mutación genética, mutación génica, mutación del gen, mutación de genes. (various references) genmutation (genome mutation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-g-i-m-n-n-o-t-t-u" | |
-2 letters: integument, mignonette. | |
-3 letters: amounting, atonement, magnetite, mentation, negotiant, negotiate, outeating, tautening. | |
-4 letters: antigene, attuning, geminate, intonate, magneton, mountain, mounting, mutating, mutation, negation, nominate, nonimage, notating, nutating, nutation, ointment, outeaten, taunting, tegmenta, tegument, tegumina, umangite, ungotten. | |
-5 letters: agnomen, amniote, anemone, anguine, anteing, antigen, antigun, atoning, augment, autoing, automen, eminent, emoting, enamine, enation, etamine, eugenia, gatemen, gentian, genuine, guanine, ingenue, magneto, manitou, mannite, matinee, matting, meaning, meeting, megaton, mention, meouing, mintage, mitogen, moaning, moating, montage, montane, munting, mutagen, negaton, neonate, netting, nominee, nongame, nonmeat, noumena, nutmeat, nutting, omening, onetime, outgain, tangent, tauting, teaming, teatime, teeming, tegmina, tegumen, tentage, tenting, timeout, tinamou, tomenta, tongman, tongmen, tonnage, tonneau, tontine, touting, tunnage, uneaten, unitage, unmeant. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-g-i-m-n-n-o-t-t-u" | |
+5 letters: multigenerational. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 65 6E 65 4D 75 74 61 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01100101 01101110 01100101 00100000 01001101 01110101 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G e n e   M u t a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0065 006E 0065 004D 0075 0074 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4171807124787866786758180 |
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