mutation

noun

1. 1

   Any alteration or change.

2. 2

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

   He added, in an email to CNN, that “the collection of increasingly large and well curated medical datasets has enabled AI tools to predict genetic mutations from imaging phenotypes reducing the burden of healthcare systems and improving the way we care for patients.” Phenotypes are observable characteristics.

3. 3

   A mutant.

4. 4

   An alteration in 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.

5. 5

   The transfer of title of an asset in a register.

6. 6

   rareA 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.

   Names for a group: A flute or mutation of thrushes.

   A Mutation of Thrushes The authors of the books of venery were not predicting Darwin with this term, but taking a cue from a common fable of the time.

Forms

plural

mutations