somatic mutation

səˈmætɪk mjuːˈteɪʃən

Definition

Definition of somatic mutation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

molecular biology

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alteration in body cells, not inherited, sometimes limited to certain tissues

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A somatic mutation can cause spots of different color on a plant.
The tumor contained a somatic mutation not present in the patient’s blood cells.
Scientists identified a somatic mutation responsible for the localized skin disorder.

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Expressions with somatic

somatic cell

cell in a living thing that is not for reproduction

A skin cell is a somatic cell.

somatic nervous system

part of the nervous system for voluntary movement and sensory signals

The somatic nervous system controls your arm when you wave.

somatic sense

faculty of bodily perception including skin senses

The somatic sense helps us feel temperature changes.

somatic sensory system

part of the body that feels touch and pain

The somatic sensory system helps you feel a hug.

somatic cell nuclear transfer

method to create an embryo by transferring a nucleus to an egg

Somatic cell nuclear transfer is used to clone animals..

somatic cell nuclear transplantation

moves genetic core into ovum to produce identical creature

Researchers used somatic cell nuclear transplantation to clone the prize bull.

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 somatique, ...
German:somatische Mutation, ...
Italian:mutazione somatica, ...
Spanish:mutación somática, ...
Portuguese:mutação somática, ...
Chinese:体细胞突变, ...
Japanese:体細胞変異, ...
Arabic:طَفْرَة جَسَدِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מוּטַצְיָה סוֹמָטִית, ...
Russian:соматическая мутация, ...
Ukrainian:соматична мутація, ...
Hindi:दैहिक उत्परिवर्तन, ...
Bengali:সোমাটিক মিউটেশন, ...
Catalan:mutació somàtica, ...
Czech:somatická mutace, ...
Danish:somatisk mutation, ...
Dutch:somatische mutatie, ...
Greek:σωματική μετάλλαξη, ...
Hungarian:szomatikus mutáció, ...
Khmer:ការប្រែប្រួលហ្សែនសូម៉ាទិក, ...
Korean:체세포 돌연변이, ...
Persian:جهش سوماتیک, ...
Polish:mutacja somatyczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):mutação somática, ...
Romanian:mutație somatică, ...
Swedish:somatisk mutation, ...
Thai:การกลายพันธุ์ในเซลล์ร่างกาย, ...
Turkish:somatik mutasyon, ...
Vietnamese:đột biến soma, ...

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