The Emergence Machine

Mutation (Biology sense)

physical · Biology · Level 8 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A mutation is a random change in the genetic code that can be inherited by offspring.

Compare Mutation with…

Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “mutation bio” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

Loading senses…

Source: Wiktionary — “mutation bio”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
mutation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Mutation BioGeneDnaAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesMutation BioL8GeneL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Gene L7 (requires)
    Mutations are alterations in genetic material that create variation and drive evolution.