See also: mutön

English edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

muton (plural mutons)

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

Translations edit

References edit

  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 edit

Ladin edit

Etymology edit

Compare French mouton, English mutton.

Noun edit

muton m (plural mutons)

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

Related terms edit

Polish edit

 
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muton

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from French mouton.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

muton m inan

  1. (geography, glaciology) roche moutonnée, sheepback
    Synonym: baraniec
Declension edit
 
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Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English muton.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

muton m inan

  1. (genetics) muton
Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • muton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English muton.

Noun edit

muton n (plural mutoane)

  1. muton

Declension edit