Definition of Muton

1. Noun. The smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur.

Generic synonyms: Base, Nucleotide

Definition of Muton

1. a unit of nucleic acid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Muton

1. In genetics, the smallest unit of a chromosome in which alteration can be effective in causing a mutation. Origin: mutation + -on (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muton

mutining
mutinous
mutinously
mutinousness
mutinousnesses
Mutinus
Mutinus caninus
mutiny
mutinying
mutis
mutisia
mutism
mutism
mutisms
muton (current term)
muton (current term)
mutons
muts
Mutsuhito
mutt
mutter
muttered
mutterer
mutterers
muttering
mutters
mutton
mutton
mutton-fat keratic precipitates
muttonchops

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