mutator
Method altering state
A mutator is something that causes mutation or change.
In programming, a mutator is a method that modifies an object's internal state—the counterpart to an accessor, which only reads it.
In genetics, a mutator gene increases the mutation rate of other genes.
The word appears almost exclusively in technical contexts.
Prone to fluctuation
method · React · assignment · reference · pointer · value · instance · property
Hereditary information unit
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- variationChange from a norm
heredity · genome · nucleotide · carcinogen · radiation · replication · transcription · polymorphism
Power to do something
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
- modifierWord altering another
- statData point, abbreviated
attribute · upgrade · perk · enhancement · loadout · build · effect · passive
variable
Prone to fluctuation
object · method · React · assignment · reference · pointer · value · instance · property · class
gene
Hereditary information unit
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- alleleGene variant at one locus
variation · heredity · genome · nucleotide · carcinogen · radiation · replication · transcription · polymorphism · frameshift
ability
Power to do something
stat · attribute · upgrade · perk · enhancement · loadout · build · effect · passive · active
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- selectionChosen item or items
- fitnessGood physical shape
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
genotype · trait · diversity · speciation · drift · pressure · survival · offspring · population · variability
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
- proteinFolded amino chain
- catalystAgent enabling change
- polymeraseNucleic acid synthesis enzyme
repair · proofreading · excision · ligase · replicase · mutagenic · oxidative
mutatorpreserver
One that maintains or saves
stabilizer · conservator · maintainer · invariant · constant
- gene mutationChange in DNA sequence
- genetic mutationHeritable DNA sequence change
- viral mutationChange in pathogen's genome
- random mutationUnplanned genetic change
- rare mutationUnusual change in DNA
- virus mutationAltered pathogen genetic sequence
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