mutate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
mutates;
mutated;
mutating
mutates;
mutated;
mutating
Britannica Dictionary definition of MUTATE
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biology
a
[+ object]
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to cause (a gene) to change and create an unusual characteristic in a plant or animal
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to cause mutation in (a gene)
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a disease that mutates genes in humans
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a group of mutated genes
b
[no object]
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to change and cause an unusual characteristic to develop in a plant or animal
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The cells mutated.
2
[no object]
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to change into something very different
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Over time, her feelings mutated from hatred into love.
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opera singers mutating into pop stars
