mutant
noun/ˈmjuːtənt/
/ˈmjuːtənt/
- (biology) a living thing with qualities that are different from its parents’ qualities because of a change in its genetic structure
- We produced a mutant of the protein.
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- (informal) (in stories about space, the future, etc.) a living thing with an unusual and frightening appearance because of a change in its genetic structure
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin mutant- ‘changing’, from the verb mutare.
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