muton

muton

See also: mutön

English

Etymology

Contracted form of mutation +‎ -on, coined by American molecular biologist Seymour Benzer in 1957 as "[t]he unit of mutation […] defined as the smallest element that, when altered, can give rise to a mutant form of the organism."[1]

Noun

muton (plural mutons)

  1. (genetics) A unit of mutation forming part of a recon.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Seymour Benzer (1957), “The elementary units of heredity”, in McElroy WD, Glass B, editors, The Chemical Basis of Heredity‎[1], Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins Press, page 71

Anagrams

Ladin

Etymology

Compare French mouton, English mutton.

Noun

muton m (plural mutons)

  1. ram (male sheep)
  2. son (or, generically, offspring)

Polish

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
French moutonbor.
Polish muton

    Borrowed from French mouton.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmu.tɔn/
    • Rhymes: -utɔn
    • Syllabification: mu‧ton

    Noun

    muton m inan

    1. (geography, glaciology) roche moutonnée, sheepback
      Synonym: baraniec
    Declension
    Declension of muton
    singular plural
    nominative muton mutony
    genitive mutonu mutonów
    dative mutonowi mutonom
    accusative muton mutony
    instrumental mutonem mutonami
    locative mutonie mutonach
    vocative mutonie mutony

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    English mutonbor.
    Polish muton

      Borrowed from English muton.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈmu.tɔn/
      • Rhymes: -utɔn
      • Syllabification: mu‧ton

      Noun

      muton m inan

      1. (genetics) muton
      Declension
      Declension of muton
      singular plural
      nominative muton mutony
      genitive mutonu mutonów
      dative mutonowi mutonom
      accusative muton mutony
      instrumental mutonem mutonami
      locative mutonie mutonach
      vocative mutonie mutony

      Further reading

      • “muton”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

      Romanian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English muton.

      Noun

      muton n (plural mutoane)

      1. muton

      Declension

      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative muton mutonul mutoane mutoanele
      genitive-dative muton mutonului mutoane mutoanelor
      vocative mutonule mutoanelor
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