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somatic mutation
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somatic mutation
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a mutation occurring in a somatic cell, resulting in a change in the morphology or some other aspect of one part of an organism (usually a plant). It may be maintained by vegetative propagation but not by sexual reproduction


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