"muta-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From mutation, itself from Latin mūtātiō, by analogy with other Graeco-Latin prefixes. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|mūtātiō}} Latin mūtātiō Head templates: {{en-prefix}} muta-
  1. (genetics, linguistics) Relating to mutation. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-muta--en-prefix-RmnXJn4- Categories (other): Genetics, Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Topics: biology, genetics, human-sciences, linguistics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (chemistry) Relating to modification. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-muta--en-prefix-nkCJFcIA Categories (other): Chemistry Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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