Examples of mutate in a Sentence
a disease that mutates genes in humans
a group of mutated genes
Over time, her feelings mutated from hatred into love.
opera singers mutating into pop stars
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Scientists have developed some wheat strains resistant to the disease, but pathogens that affect plants can mutate and evolve.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The events mutated into a leaderless harassment campaign known as Gamergate, eventually moving from 4chan to more mainstream social media platforms.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Scientists are concerned that allowing the virus to race unchecked through farms would enable it to mutate, potentially becoming dangerous to humans.
—Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Their theory states that the blast was powerful enough to break the DNA of living creatures and possibly cause viruses in Lake Tanganyika to mutate into new species.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The events mutated into a leaderless harassment campaign known as Gamergate, eventually moving from 4chan to more mainstream social media platforms.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Scientists are concerned that allowing the virus to race unchecked through farms would enable it to mutate, potentially becoming dangerous to humans.
—Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Their theory states that the blast was powerful enough to break the DNA of living creatures and possibly cause viruses in Lake Tanganyika to mutate into new species.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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