Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gene_mutation

1 sense of gene mutation

Sense 1
point mutation, gene mutation -- ((genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene)
       => mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation -- ((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)