Term: point mutation: (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene
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: incursion: the mistake of incurring liability or blame → 0
Candidate hypernym: instrument landing: an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments → 0
Candidate hypernym: auteur: a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works → 0
Candidate hypernym: placebo: (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead → 0
Candidate hypernym: confectioner: someone who makes candies and other sweets → 0
Candidate hypernym: fairy ring: a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium → 0
Candidate hypernym: berth: a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers → 0
Candidate hypernym: poacher: small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters → 0
Candidate hypernym: ritualist: a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies → 0
Candidate hypernym: verdicchio: a variety of white wine grape grown in Italy → 0