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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Biosecurity New Zealand believes laying hens foraging outside the shed were exposed to a low pathogenic virus from wild waterfowl, which can mutate on interaction with chickens.
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Matthew Brockett, Fortune Asia, 2 Dec. 2024
As a tumor begins, the cells start mutating more and more.
—Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
Oh, and this bunker is flooded with radiation that can mutate us.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
The main issue has been a nagging outbreak of avian flu that farmers and health officials have had trouble containing due to its ability to mutate and infect animals.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
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Matthew Brockett, Fortune Asia, 2 Dec. 2024
As a tumor begins, the cells start mutating more and more.
—Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
Oh, and this bunker is flooded with radiation that can mutate us.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
The main issue has been a nagging outbreak of avian flu that farmers and health officials have had trouble containing due to its ability to mutate and infect animals.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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