Term: saltation: (genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
Candidate hypernym: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism → 1
Candidate hypernym: barilla: Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate → 0
Candidate hypernym: bobwhite: a popular North American game bird; named for its call → 0
Candidate hypernym: cornhusking: the act of removing the husks from ears of corn → 0
Candidate hypernym: reception: the manner in which something is greeted → 0
Candidate hypernym: thrombocytosis: increase in the number of platelets in the blood which tends to cause clots to form; associated with many neoplasms and chronic infections and other diseases → 0
Candidate hypernym: weekender: someone who vacations on a weekend → 0
Candidate hypernym: dionaea: a genus of the family Droseraceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: center: (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback → 0
Candidate hypernym: dullness: without sharpness or clearness of edge or point → 0
Candidate hypernym: faithlessness: unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous → 0