soft mutation

sɔːft mjuːˈteɪʃən

Definition

Definition of soft mutation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

linguistics

TECH.

alteration of a word's initial consonant in Celtic languages

TECH.

In Welsh, 'cath' becomes 'gath' after a soft mutation.
Soft mutation affects the pronunciation in certain contexts.
Linguists study soft mutation to understand language evolution.

consonant mutation

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Expressions with soft

go soft

lose firmness or hardness

The bread will go soft if left out.

soft heart

kind and compassionate nature

She has a soft heart for animals.

soft touch

gentle and careful way of handling something

She has a soft touch with delicate flowers..

soft on

adj.

being lenient or not strict

The teacher is soft on late submissions.

be going soft

lose firmness or structure

The fruit is going soft.

be soft on

treat someone with leniency or gentleness

The teacher was soft on the students during exams.

Expressions with mutation

gene mutation

alteration in genetic material causing variation

The gene mutation resulted in a new flower color.

chromosomal mutation

change in chromosome structure or number

Chromosomal mutation can lead to genetic disorders.

frameshift mutation

genetic mutation altering the reading frame of genes

The frameshift mutation led to a nonfunctional protein.

genetic mutation

change in DNA sequence of an organism

The genetic mutation caused the butterfly to have blue wings.

point mutation

change in a single nucleotide base in DNA

A point mutation can alter an entire protein's function..

silent mutation

genetic change that does not alter protein sequence

The silent mutation was discovered during the genetic analysis.

back mutation

change back to original form in genes

Scientists observed a back mutation in the fruit flies.

consonant mutation

change in a consonant due to linguistic environment

In Welsh, 'cat' becomes 'gath' due to consonant mutation.

missense mutation

point mutation changing one amino acid to another

The missense mutation altered the protein's function.

nonsense mutation

genetic mutation causing a premature stop codon in DNA sequence

A nonsense mutation resulted in a truncated protein that was nonfunctional..

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French:mutation douce, ...
German:weiche Mutation, ...
Italian:mutazione dolce, ...
Spanish:mutación suave, ...
Portuguese:mutação suave, ...
Chinese:软变音, ...
Japanese:軟変化, ...
Arabic:تَحَوُّل لَيِّن, ...
Hebrew:שִׁנּוּי רַךְ, ...
Russian:мягкая мутация, ...
Ukrainian:м'яка мутація, ...
Hindi:मृदु उत्परिवर्तन, ...
Bengali:নরম পরিবর্তন, ...
Catalan:mutació tova, ...
Czech:měkká mutace, ...
Danish:blød mutation, ...
Dutch:zachte mutatie, ...
Greek:μαλακή μετάλλαξη, ...
Hungarian:lágy mutáció, ...
Khmer:ការប្រែប្រួលព្យញ្ជនៈដើមពាក្យបែបទន់, ...
Korean:연성 변이, ...
Persian:تغییر نرم, ...
Polish:miękka mutacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):mutação suave, ...
Romanian:mutare moale, ...
Swedish:lenition, ...
Thai:การกลายเสียงอ่อน, ...
Turkish:yumuşak değişim, ...
Vietnamese:biến đổi mềm, ...

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