Saltation
noun
1.
a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
2.
an abrupt movement or transition.
3.
Geology. intermittent, leaping movement of particles of sand or gravel, as from the force of wind or running water.
4.
Biology.
a sudden discontinuity in a line of descent.
a mutation.
noun
1.
(biology) an abrupt variation in the appearance of an organism, species, etc, usually caused by genetic mutation
2.
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles carried in water or by the wind
3.
a sudden abrupt movement or transition
saltation sal·ta·tion (sāl-tā’shən, sôl-)
n.
The act of leaping, jumping, or dancing.
Discontinuous movement, transition, or development; advancement by leaps as of a disease or physiologic function.
A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype.
saltation
(sāl-tā’shən, sôl-)
A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype.
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