Term: inversion: (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
Broader: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Unrelated: inhabitant: a person who inhabits a particular place
Broader: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Unrelated: ceratodontidae: lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth
Broader: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Unrelated: reign of terror: any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the Reign of Terror in France
Broader: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Unrelated: divergent thinker: a thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and often has novel ideas and solutions
Broader: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Unrelated: waffler: someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner
Broader: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Unrelated: partial eclipse: an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured
Broader: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Unrelated: eightpenny nail: a nail 2.5 inches long
Broader: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Unrelated: jump: descent with a parachute
Broader: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Unrelated: garter: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
Broader: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | Unrelated: benedictine: a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks