mutation

mutation

Modification de l’information contenue dans les gènes, qui peut se transmettre aux générations suivantes.

En anglais simple : A change in the information inside genes that can pass to future generations.

• This mutation affects eye color.
• Some mutations pass from parents to children.
• Scientists found a mutation that protects against the disease.

Comment l'utiliser : mutation in something (They found a mutation in the gene.)

Synonymes : genetic change

Expressions courantes : genetic mutation, gene mutation, harmful mutation

mutation, transformation

Changement dans la forme, la nature ou les caractéristiques de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A change in the form, nature, or character of something.

• The style underwent a gradual mutation.
• Each mutation of the tradition reflected a new generation.
• The book follows the mutation of a small club into a political movement.

Comment l'utiliser : mutation of something into something (The essay describes the mutation of a protest into a movement.)

Synonymes : change, transformation, alteration

Expressions courantes : cultural mutation, gradual mutation, mutation of something

mutant

Être vivant issu d’un changement dans ses gènes.

En anglais simple : A living thing produced by a change in its genes.

• The pale plant was a mutation.
• Only one mutation survived among the young fish.
• They bred the new mutation for its unusual leaf shape.

Synonymes : mutant

Expressions courantes : a rare mutation, a new mutation