die proses waardeur 'n verandering in 'n chromosoom plaasvind, òf deur 'n wysiging in die nukleotied volgorde van die DNA-kodering vir 'n geen, òf deur 'n verandering in die fisiese rangskikking van 'n chromosoom.
Sinonieme:mutasie
English: mutationnoun
Subject: Biotechnology
the process by which such a change occurs in a chromosome, either through an alteration in the nucleotide sequence of the DNA coding for a gene or through a change in the physical arrangement of a chromosome.
