English Dictionary

mutation

IPA（発音記号）

/mjuˈteɪʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 集合名詞 名詞 稀用

Any alteration or change. / (genetics) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material. / A mutant.

日本語の意味

変更、あるいは変化 / (遺伝学的意味で) 遺伝子配列の変化、突然変異 / 変異体

A single mutation in the algorithm produced dramatically different results.

アルゴリズムにおけるわずかな変化が、結果に劇的な違いを生んだ。

意味（1）

Any alteration or change.

意味（2）

(genetics) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe.

意味（3）

A mutant.

意味（4）

(linguistics) An alteration a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.

意味（5）

(rare, collective noun) A group of thrushes.

Birdwatchers would enjoy a host of sparrows, a herd of swans, a descent of woodpeckers, a herd of wrens, and mutation of thrushes.

mutations （ plural ）