mutation

mutazione

Modifica delle informazioni nei geni che può essere trasmessa alle generazioni successive.

In inglese semplice: A change in the information inside genes that can pass to future generations.

• This mutation affects eye color.
• Some mutations pass from parents to children.
• Scientists found a mutation that protects against the disease.

Come si usa: mutation in something (They found a mutation in the gene.)

Sinonimi: genetic change

Espressioni comuni: genetic mutation, gene mutation, harmful mutation

mutamento, trasformazione

Cambiamento nella forma, nella natura o nelle caratteristiche di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A change in the form, nature, or character of something.

• The style underwent a gradual mutation.
• Each mutation of the tradition reflected a new generation.
• The book follows the mutation of a small club into a political movement.

Come si usa: mutation of something into something (The essay describes the mutation of a protest into a movement.)

Sinonimi: change, transformation, alteration

Espressioni comuni: cultural mutation, gradual mutation, mutation of something

mutante

Essere vivente prodotto da un cambiamento nei suoi geni.

In inglese semplice: A living thing produced by a change in its genes.

• The pale plant was a mutation.
• Only one mutation survived among the young fish.
• They bred the new mutation for its unusual leaf shape.

Sinonimi: mutant

Espressioni comuni: a rare mutation, a new mutation