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muton

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mu·ton   (myōō'tŏn')   
n.  The smallest unit of DNA at which a mutation can occur; a nucleotide.

[mut(ation) + -on1.]
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muton mu·ton (my&oomacr;'tŏn')
n.
The smallest unit of a chromosome in which alteration can be effective in causing a mutation.

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