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)
Translations
unit of mutation
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References
- ^ 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)
Related terms
Polish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
muton m inan
- (geography, glaciology) roche moutonnée, sheepback
- Synonym: baraniec
Declension
Declension of muton
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
muton m inan
Declension
Declension of muton
Further reading
- muton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
muton n (plural mutoane)
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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