gene mutation

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gene mutation - (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

point mutation

genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

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

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