chromosomal mutation

Questions about chromosomal mutation

What is another word for chromosomal mutation?

It depends which chromosomal mutation you mean. In the sense “(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism”, the synonyms are mutation, genetic mutation. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of chromosomal mutation?

WordNet records no antonym for chromosomal mutation. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for chromosomal mutation come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of chromosomal mutation

• Full entry for chromosomal mutationAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for chromosomal mutationWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.