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Researchers from Fukushima University and Hirosaki University analyzed DNA samples from the mutant animals and discovered that the offspring inherited key reproductive traits from domestic pigs.—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026 And one track prominently features a country singer, a drastic departure from the usual Fire-Toolz mélange of screensaver EDM, Hypercolor death metal, blackened new age, and copious other mutant genres that usually don’t mix.—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026 When Kevan Shokat, a biochemist at University of California, San Francisco, finally discovered how to drug a rare subset of KRAS mutant cancers, the first-generation drugs were a clinical disappointment.—Angus Chen, STAT, 19 Apr. 2026 Gumbs projects slightly better than Sapp, largely due to his lean 6-foot-4 frame that fits the mold of mutant edge rushers the NFL is currently searching for.—Noah White, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mutant
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Etymology
Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare