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)

  1. (genetics) A unit of mutation forming part of a recon.

Translations

References
  1. Seymour Benzer (1957) “The elementary units of heredity”, in McElroy WD, Glass B, editors, The Chemical Basis of Heredity‎, Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins Press, page 71

Anagrams

Ladin

Etymology

Compare French mouton, English mutton.

Noun

muton m (plural mutons)

  1. ram (male sheep)
  2. son (or, generically, offspring)

Polish
muton

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mouton.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.tɔn/
  • Rhymes: -utɔn
  • Syllabification: mu‧ton

Noun

muton m inan

  1. (geography, glaciology) roche moutonnée, sheepback
    Synonym: baraniec
Declension
Declension of muton
singular plural
nominative muton mutony
genitive mutonu mutonów
dative mutonowi mutonom
accusative muton mutony
instrumental mutonem mutonami
locative mutonie mutonach
vocative mutonie mutony

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English muton.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.tɔn/
  • Rhymes: -utɔn
  • Syllabification: mu‧ton

Noun

muton m inan

  1. (genetics) muton
Declension
Declension of muton
singular plural
nominative muton mutony
genitive mutonu mutonów
dative mutonowi mutonom
accusative muton mutony
instrumental mutonem mutonami
locative mutonie mutonach
vocative mutonie mutony

Further reading
  • muton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English muton.

Noun

muton n (plural mutoane)

  1. muton

Declension
Declension of muton
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) muton mutonul (niște) mutoane mutoanele
genitive/dative (unui) muton mutonului (unor) mutoane mutoanelor
vocative mutonule mutoanelor
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