late 14c., "action of changing," from Old French mutacion (13c.), and directly from Latin mutationem (nominative mutatio) "a changing, alteration, a turn for the worse," noun of action from past participle stem of mutare "to change" (see mutable). Genetic sense is from 1894.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. cells affected by mutation
受到突變影響的細(xì)胞
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Scientists have found a genetic mutation that appears to be the cause of Huntington's disease.
科學(xué)家們已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種可能是引起亨廷頓舞蹈病的基因變異。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. This mutation makes it better adapted than the other four.
這種變異使它具有比其他四只豬為大的適應(yīng)能力.
來(lái)自英漢非文學(xué) - 科技
4. Spontaneous and induced mutation occur with animals viruses.
動(dòng)物病毒的突變有自發(fā)突變和誘發(fā)突變.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. Mutation are produced by a number of chemicals.