mutant
adjective /ˈmjuːtənt/
/ˈmjuːtənt/
(biology- (of a living thing
) different in some way from others of the same kind because of a change in its genetic structure生物 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
Collocations DictionaryMutant is used with these nouns:- gene
- strain
词源early 20th cent.: from Latin mutant- ‘changing’, from the verb mutare. - a mutant gene