mutant
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- adjective
- /ˈmjuːtənt/
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mutante
- For example, these mutant cells are able to grow faster compared to the normal cells, even under conditions where major growth factors are absent.
- expressing mutant protein
- mutant strain
- mutant mice
I became a powerful evil mutant psychic villain named the Shadow King.
- I became a powerful evil mutant psychic villain named the Shadow King.
- I go, it wasn't the gene, it was a program that altered a healthy gene and turned it into a mutant gene.
Examples
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Ororo's mutant strength is that she controls the forces of nature; she beckons and guides them at will.
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The geneticist explained how mutant genes can lead to unique physical traits in organisms.
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We found that all homozygous amh mutant fish displayed female-biased sex ratios.
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Each mutant or chemically inhibited sample was analyzed simultaneously with a WT/uninhibited sample treated in parallel.
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So Bacon and Hinton searched for a mutant bacterial strain that's resistant to fusaric acid but still capable of controlling the fungus.
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Scientists discovered a new mutant strain of bacteria that can survive extreme temperatures.
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In the lab, they studied a mutant plant variety that grew larger than the typical species.
Compounds
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A gene that has changed and makes a feature appear or work differently
How Modified
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mutant comes from the Latin mutare, meaning 'to change', and is the same idea behind the words mutate and mutation. As an adjective, mutant describes something that has changed, often in its genes, so it means 'changed' or 'different' because of that change.