hypermutation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Hellenic *(h)upér
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.
English hyper-
English mutation
English hypermutation

    From hyper- + mutation.

    Noun

    hypermutation (countable and uncountable, plural hypermutations)

    1. (uncountable) Frequent mutation
    2. (countable) The organism or gene that results from such a mutation

    Derived terms

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