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  1. mutation
    [myo͞oˈtāSHən]
    noun
    mutation (noun)
    mutations (plural noun)
    1. the changing of the structure of a gene, which may result in a variant form able to be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes:
      "we update our flu vaccine to keep up with continual mutation of the flu virus"
      • the action or process of changing in form or nature:
        "the mutation of cooking into a form of show business"
        "his first novel went through several mutations"
        • linguistics
          regular change of a sound when it occurs adjacent to another.
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          myo͞oˈtāSHən
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          late Middle English: from Latin mutatio(n-), from mutare ‘to change’.
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