Biology:Muton (genetics)

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Short description: The smallest unit in a chromosome that can be changed by mutations

Muton is a term in genetics that means the smallest unit in a chromosome that can be changed by mutations.[1]

The term Muton was created by Seymour Benzer in 1955 after his work about the mapping of bacteriophages T4.[2]

References

  1. Text book of Microbiology. S. Chand & Company Ltd. 1999. pp. 165. ISBN 8121926203. 
  2. The concept of the gene in development and evolution : historical and epistemological perspectives. Cambridge University Press. 2000. pp. 222. ISBN 0521771870. https://archive.org/details/conceptgenedevel00beur.