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mutation

/mjuˈteɪʃən/

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noun

Any alteration or change.

Examples :

"The mutation in the school's lunch menu this week was a change from pizza to pasta. "

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noun

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

Examples :

"The baby's blue eyes were the result of a rare genetic mutation that changed the genes responsible for eye color. "

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noun

Examples :

"The superhero's amazing powers were a result of a spontaneous mutation. "

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noun

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.

Examples :

"The word "photograph" has a mutation in its pronunciation; the initial "ph" sound often changes to a "f" sound in phrases like "taking a photograph." "

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noun

A group of thrushes.

Examples :

"A mutation of thrushes gathered in the park, filling the air with their songs. "

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