“Mutation” in Japanese
Short answer
Mutation in Japanese is “変転” (henten). Full meaning: mutation, change, transition.
Other ways to say “Mutation” in Japanese
転変
tenben mutation, change, vicissitude
突然変異
totsuzenhen'i mutation
変異株
hen'ikabu mutant strain, mutation, variant
変化
henka change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis; variety, diversity; inflection, declension, conjugation
変種
henshu variant, variation, variety, mutation, freak, novelty, exception; (taxonomical) variety
変移
heni change, alteration, transmutation, mutation
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