Mutation
dieNounmutation
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Veränderung im genetischen Material eines Organismus.
- English meaning
- mutation
- Synonym
- Veränderung, Abwandlung
- German example
- Mutationen können positive oder negative Auswirkungen haben.
- English example
- Mutations can have positive or negative effects.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Mutation
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Permutation
permutation
- Mutante
A mutant is an organism whose genetic material has been altered by mutation.
- Mutagen
Mutagen
- Abartung
Aberration
- genotypisch
Genotypic
- neodarwinistisch
Neodarwinistic refers to the modern synthesis of Darwin's theory of evolution, combining natural selection with Gregor Mendel's genetics.
- Dismutase
Dismutase is an enzyme that catalyzes a dismutation reaction, where one molecule is oxidized and another is reduced.
- Muta
Mute
- molekularpathologisch
Molecular pathological
- Mutant
Mutant
Example sentences with “Mutation”
Das Virus zeigt eine Mutation. (The virus shows a mutation.)
Frequently asked questions
Why is Mutation feminine?
Nouns ending in '-tion' are feminine. Plural: 'die Mutationen'.