mutant betydelse and definition

Betydelse av mutant på svenska

• 0 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!

  • The result of these experiments will be a nightmarish world filled with two-headed monsters and other mutants.

• 1 a new type of organism that is a result of the process of mutation