mutate

mu·tate (my

t, my

-t

)

intr. & tr.v. mu·tat·ed, mu·tat·ing, mu·tates

To undergo or cause to undergo mutation.

[Latin mtre, mtt-, to change; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

mutative (-t

v, -t

-t

v) adj.

mutate [mjuːˈteɪt]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) to undergo or cause to undergo mutation

[from Latin mūtātus changed, from mūtāre to change]

mutative [ˈmjuːtətɪv mjuːˈteɪtɪv] adj

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Verb

mutate - undergo mutation; "cells mutate"

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

revert - undergo reversion, as in a mutation

mutate

verb change, convert, transform, evolve, metamorphose, transmute, transfigure Overnight, the gossip begins to mutate into headlines.

Translations

mutate [mjuːˈteɪt]

A. VT (Bio) → mutar; (= change) → transformar

B. VI (Bio) → mutarse, sufrir mutación; (= change) → transformarse

mutate [mjuːˈteɪt] vi → subir une mutation

mutate

vi → sich verändern; (Biol) → mutieren (to zu); (Ling) → sich verwandeln (→ to in +acc); to mutate into something (fig) → sich in etw (acc) → verwandeln

vt → wandeln; (Biol) → zu einer Mutation führen bei

mutate [mjuːˈteɪt] vi → subire una mutazione

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cystic fibrosis transport regulator
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frameshift
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molecular biologist
molecular biology
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mutant gene
mutase
mutation
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oncogene

However, the researchers are concerned that the virus could mutate to bind more strongly to these receptors.

Why pandemic swine flu causes more severe symptoms than seasonal flu by Asian News International

CJD and BSE outbreaks were supposed to mutate from animals into human forms.

Swine flu smokescreen; Mailbag by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

Scientists tell us that as yet we don't know enough about this novel strain, or whether it's likely to mutate, but that this virus has the potential to become a pandemic and we can't predict how serious that would be.

Britain orders 90m swine flu vaccines by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)

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