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hypomutation

hypomutation noun: a reduced rate of mutation.

Noun

hypomutation (countable and uncountable, plural hypomutations)

  1. A reduced rate of mutation
    • We searched for the hypomutation phenomenon from the viewpoint of protein functioning.2015 November 14, “Bringing Down Cancer Aircraft: Searching for Essential Hypomutated Proteins in Skin Melanoma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hypomutation

pluralhypomutations

Origin of hypomutation

From hypo- + mutation.

Questions about hypomutation

What does hypomutation mean?
Hypomutation means a reduced rate of mutation.
What part of speech is hypomutation?
Hypomutation is a noun.
What is the plural of hypomutation?
The plural of hypomutation is hypomutations.

Words near hypomutation in the dictionary

  1. hypomotile
  2. hypomotility
  3. hypomotivated
  4. hypomutable
  5. hypomutated
  6. hypomutation
  7. hypomutations
  8. hypomutator
  9. hypomutators
  10. hypomyelinated
  11. hypomyelinating

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