tetramutant

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noun

A gene that has four mutations (often of the same type at different locations)

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Meanings

nountetramutant (plural tetramutants)

plural tetramutants

  1. biologyA gene that has four mutations (often of the same type at different locations)

Origin

From tetra- + mutant.

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APA

tetramutant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetramutant

MLA

“tetramutant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetramutant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetramutant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetramutant.

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