muton

See also: mutön

English

Etymology

Contracted form of mutation +‎ -on, coined by American molecular biologist Seymour Benzer in 1957 as "[t]he unit of mutation […] defined as the smallest element that, when altered, can give rise to a mutant form of the organism."

Noun

muton (plural mutons)

1. (genetics) A unit of mutation forming part of a recon.

Translations

unit of mutation

• Polish: muton m inan

Anagrams

• Mount, mount, notum

Ladin

Etymology

Compare French mouton, English mutton.

Noun

muton m (plural mutons)

1. ram (male sheep)
2. son (or, generically, offspring)

Related terms

• mut

Polish

muton

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mouton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmu.tɔn/
• Rhymes: -utɔn
• Syllabification: mu‧ton

Noun

muton m inan

1. (geography, glaciology) roche moutonnée, sheepback

   Synonym: baraniec

Declension

Declension of muton

	singular	plural
nominative	muton	mutony
genitive	mutonu	mutonów
dative	mutonowi	mutonom
accusative	muton	mutony
instrumental	mutonem	mutonami
locative	mutonie	mutonach
vocative	mutonie	mutony

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English muton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmu.tɔn/
• Rhymes: -utɔn
• Syllabification: mu‧ton

Noun

muton m inan

1. (genetics) muton

Declension

Declension of muton

	singular	plural
nominative	muton	mutony
genitive	mutonu	mutonów
dative	mutonowi	mutonom
accusative	muton	mutony
instrumental	mutonem	mutonami
locative	mutonie	mutonach
vocative	mutonie	mutony

Further reading

• muton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English muton.

Noun

muton n (plural mutoane)

1. muton

Declension

Declension of muton

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) muton	mutonul	(niște) mutoane	mutoanele
genitive/dative	(unui) muton	mutonului	(unor) mutoane	mutoanelor
vocative	mutonule		mutoanelor