MUTATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation

Example:

the mutative processes of nature

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

mutation ((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)

Derivation:

mutate (undergo mutation)

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