mutations

/mjuːˈteɪʃənz/· noun

科学/科研/医疗B1

mutations
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Chinese meaning

突tū变biàn;基jī因yīn变biàn异yì

基jī因yīn/细xì胞bāo发fā生shēng的de突tū变biàn

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导dǎo致zhì肿zhǒng瘤liú的de致zhì癌ái基jī因yīn突tū变biàn

Example

Early tests suggest the protein can be aimed at targets with tumour-causing mutations.

早zǎo期qī测cè试shì表biǎo明míng,这zhè种zhǒng蛋dàn白bái质zhì可kě以yǐ被bèi用yòng来lái靶bǎ向xiàng那nà些xiē带dài有yǒu致zhì癌ái突tū变biàn的de目mù标biāo。

Source: Nature

Background ✎

Nature 报bào道dào一yī种zhǒng新xīn型xíng CRISPR 酶méi通tōng过guò切qiè碎suì DNA 杀shā死sǐ癌ái细xì胞bāo,早zǎo期qī测cè试shì显xiǎn示shì该gāi蛋dàn白bái可kě靶bǎ向xiàng带dài致zhì癌ái突tū变biàn的de目mù标biāo。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁语 mutare(改变)+ -tion

  • mut(变)+ -ation(名词后缀,表动作/结果)

Collocations

  • genetic mutation / gene mutation / mutation rate

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