mutational

C2 Topic:Science & Research
US /mjuːˈteɪʃənəl/ UK /mjuːˈteɪʃənəl/
adj Freq #510755

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    relating to, caused by, or resulting from genetic mutation

    The team measured the mutational changes that accumulated over many generations.

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Word family
Derived forms mutationally
Related forms mutationmutantgenetic

Etymology

From mutation + -al. Mutation comes through French from Latin mutatio ("a changing"), from mutare ("to change").

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