mutant
adjective/ˈmjuːtənt/
/ˈmjuːtənt/
(biology)- (of a living thing) different in some way from others of the same kind because of a change in its genetic structure
- a mutant gene
- a mutant strain of the virus
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMutant is used with these nouns:- gene
- strain
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin mutant- ‘changing’, from the verb mutare.Want to learn more?
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