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allele one of several forms of a gene responsible for hereditary variations, usu. produced by mutation.
mutagen an agent or substance such as radiation that is capable of increasing the frequency of mutation.
mutant an organism that differs from its parents as a result of mutation.
phenocopy an environmentally produced change in an organism, similar to a mutation but nonhereditary.
saltation in biology, a mutation. [1/3 definitions]