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mutant

[ myoot-nt ]

adjective

  1. undergoing or resulting from mutation.


noun

  1. a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.

mutant

/ ˈːəԳ /

noun

  1. Also calledmutation an animal, organism, or gene that has undergone mutation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, undergoing, or resulting from change or mutation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of mutant1

1900–05; < Latin ūٲԳ- (stem of ūԲ ), present participle of ū to change; -ant
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Origin of mutant1

C20: from Latin ܳ to change
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"It was a proper disaster, but it didn't cause strange glowing plants or mutants or dangerous cults to emerge."

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In the rose world, these mutant flowers are known as “sports.”

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There is no word yet on which character she might play, but fans have speculated she could be introduced as X-Men mutant Jean Grey.

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The widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics - they target many bacteria types but can kill good bacteria, cause side-effects and increase antibiotic resistance - fuels drug resistance by encouraging the emergence of drug resistant bacterial mutants.

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Their research was motivated by the question of why mutant variants of bacteria do not proliferate and take over the population once they have developed an antibiotic-resistant advantage.

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