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mutant

adjective
🔊/ˈmjuːtənt/
🔊/ˈmjuːtənt/
(biology生物)
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  1. (of a living thing生物) different in some way from others of the same kind because of a change in its genetic structure因基因变异而不同的；变异的；突变的
    • a mutant gene突变基因
    • a mutant strain of the virus病毒的突变株
    Topics Biologyc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMutant is used with these nouns:
    • gene
    • strain
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    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin mutant- ‘changing’, from the verb mutare.

mutant

noun
🔊/ˈmjuːtənt/
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  1. (biology生物) a living thing with qualities that are different from its parents’ qualities because of a change in its genetic structure突变型；突变体
    • We produced a mutant of the protein.我们产生了该蛋白质的突变体。
    Topics Biologyc2
  2. (informal) (in stories about space, the future, etc.未来和太空等故事) a living thing with an unusual and frightening appearance because of a change in its genetic structure 突变异体怪物；异形
    3. Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin mutant- ‘changing’, from the verb mutare.