different between mutation vs homoplasmy

English

Alternative forms

• mutat. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Late 14th century, from Latin mutationem, both directly and via Old French mutacion, form of Latin m?t? (“I move, I change, I vary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mju?te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

mutation (countable and uncountable, plural mutations)

1. Any alteration or change.
2. (genetics) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.
3. A mutant.
4. (linguistics) An alteration a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.
5. (rare, collective noun) A group of thrushes.

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• Mount Tai

French

Etymology

From Middle French mutation, from Old French mutacion, borrowed from Latin mutatio, mutationem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /my.ta.sj??/

Noun

mutation f (plural mutations)

1. substitution
2. mutation

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Descendants

• ? Turkish: mutasyon

Further reading

• “mutation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French mutacion, borrowed from Latin mutatio, mutationem.

Noun

mutation f (plural mutations)

1. change, alteration, mutation

Related terms

• muter

Descendants

• French: mutation

English

Etymology

homo- +? -plasmy

Noun

homoplasmy (countable and uncountable, plural homoplasmies)

1. the presence of the same mutation in all copies of mitochondrial or plastid DNA within a single cell or individual

Antonyms

• heteroplasmy