mutantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmjuː.tənt/us/ˈmjuː.t̬ənt/an organism that is different from others of its type because of a permanent change in its genes:
These mutants lack a vital protein which gives them immunity to the disease.
This mutant gene is thought to cause cancer.
figurative humorous I'm convinced he's a mutant - he's not at all like the rest of our family!
disapproving an unpleasant and frightening thing:
The result of these experiments will be a nightmarish world filled with two-headed monsters and other mutants.
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Genetics
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- anaphase
- chromosomal
- chromosome
- codon
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- double helix
- gene therapy
- genetic code
- GMO
- heredity
- homozygous
- inheritance
- oncogene
- recessive
- ribosomal RNA
- ribosome
- sex chromosome
- synapsis
- translocation
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