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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

change, alteration, modification go
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation
(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure

noun.event

6 Subcategories

deletion go
(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
inversion go
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
transposition go
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
point mutation, gene mutation go
(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene
reversion go
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
saltation go
(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species