macromutation

mac·ro·mu·ta·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mak-roh-myoo-tey-shuh n]
- /ˌmæk roʊ myuˈteɪ ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mak-roh-myoo-tey-shuh n]
- /ˌmæk roʊ myuˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of macromutation word

noun macromutation a mutation that has a profound effect on the resulting organism, as a change in a regulatory gene that controls the expression of many structural genes. 1
noun macromutation an abnormally great change in the characteristics of a population of animals or plants over relatively few successive generations: hypothesized in the evolutionary theory of punctuated equilibrium, which states that such populations remain stable for long periods of time and evolve into new species through sudden, drastic mutations 0
noun macromutation A large-scale mutation. 0

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Parts of speech for Macromutation

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macromutation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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