Plural of mutation
regular plural
The plural of mutation is mutations.
Forms of mutation
| Singular | mutation /mjuˈteɪʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | mutations |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Mutations in a sentence
- These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population.2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the...
- It depends on whether those runs of homozygosity contain recessive disease-causing mutations.2024 March 18, Sarah Zhang, “DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest”, in The Atlantic. From the entry homozygosity
- Those structures stymie evolution by denying advantageous mutations any chance to take over a population.2018 July 1, John Rennie, “This Mutation Math Shows How Life Keeps on Evolving”, in Wired. From the entry stymie
- ARPKD is a monogenetic disease resulting from mutations in PKHD1, which encodes the cilial protein fibrocystin.2015 July 2, Kelly KJ, Zhang J, Han L, Kamocka M, Miller C, Gattone VH II, et al., “Improved Structure and Function in Autosomal Recessive…. From the entry fibrocystin
- In parallel, conditional and brain-specific VDR mutations have to be identified to assess their neurophenotypes.2015 August 17, Anindita Banerjee et al., “Vitamin D and Alzheimer's Disease: Neurocognition to Therapeutics”, in International Journal of…. From the entry neurophenotypes
Meaning of mutation
- noun Any alteration or change.
- noun Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.
- noun A mutant.
Questions about the plural of mutation
- What is the plural of mutation?
- The plural of mutation is mutations.
- Is mutation countable?
- Mutation is a countable and uncountable noun.
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