Lateral mutation Synonyms

Definitions for Lateral


  • (adjective) of, relating to, or located on one side
  • (adjective) situated at or extending to the side
  • (adjective) lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body

Definitions for Mutation


  • (noun) a change or alteration in form or qualities
  • (noun) (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
  • (noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration