In biology, a mutation is a permanent change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA or other genetic elements.utations result from damage to DNA which is not repaired, errors in the process of replication, or from the insertion or deletion of segments of DNA by mobile genetic elements. Mutations may or may not produce discernible changes in the observable characteristics (phenotype) of an organism.
In addition to the single employment of the compound name in Exodus 17:15, the single word nissi, meaning banner, appears in... 1  Psalm 60:4 â You have given a banner [nissi] to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth. 2  Song of Solomon 2:4 â He brought me to the banquet hall.
The species name of nivalis comes from the Latin word nivis which means snow and the. in our language, nival which means growing among snow, so the taxonomists of years gone by got that bit right. Notebook by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England).