mutation
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mutation(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (biology)
a. la mutación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
These birds developed longer beaks as a result of a genetic mutation.Estas aves tienen picos más largos debido a una mutación genética.
a. la mutación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Over time, this vowel underwent a mutation and was reduced to a schwa.Con el tiempo, esta vocal sufrió una mutación y se redujo a una vocal neutra.
3. (change)
a. la transformación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The project underwent so many mutations that the final product was unrelated to the first draft.El proyecto sufrió tantas transformaciones que el producto final no guardó relación con el primer borrador.
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