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Origin
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."
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Polish muton
- mutonunit of mutation
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APA
muton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muton
MLA
“muton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muton.
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