Glossary Plant Breeding

Mutein. A protein with one or more mutationally altered amino acids in the
polypeptide(s). it is analogous to normal or wild type protein. It may or may not lack
enzymological, immunological, or physio-chemical activity.
Muton. The smallest part of a gene that is involved in a mutation event. It is now known
to be a nucleotide pair.
Mycoplasma. Small bacteria that produce infectitious diseases in plants and animals.
Among living organisms, they have the smallest mass. Mycoplasma can be cultured in
vitro like any bacteria. Mycoplasma genitalium with a genome size of 580 kb DNA is
the first complete life.
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