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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That matters, because scientists are working on therapies targeting some of the 40-plus genes that, when mutated, cause ALS.
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
Researchers think this bird flu strain mutated to be milder to humans than other variants spreading in the wild.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
The reassuring—and less reassuring—news Despite the fact that the virus mutated in the patient, the CDC scientists say that scenario is slightly more reassuring than if a version of the virus that is more adapted to human infection was found in wild birds or chickens.
—Alice Park, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Finally, the host’s genome must eventually mutate to accommodate the bacterium — allowing the two to evolve as a unit.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
Researchers think this bird flu strain mutated to be milder to humans than other variants spreading in the wild.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
The reassuring—and less reassuring—news Despite the fact that the virus mutated in the patient, the CDC scientists say that scenario is slightly more reassuring than if a version of the virus that is more adapted to human infection was found in wild birds or chickens.
—Alice Park, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Finally, the host’s genome must eventually mutate to accommodate the bacterium — allowing the two to evolve as a unit.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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