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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Finally, the host’s genome must eventually mutate to accommodate the bacterium—allowing the two to evolve as a unit.
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Molly Herring, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
This departure from the WHO also endangers American lives because U.S. public health officials will lose access to a treasure trove of information needed to develop effective vaccines for constantly mutating infectious diseases like seasonal flu and COVID-19, Schaffner adds.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Jan. 2025
There are fears that H5N1 bird flu may mutate to be able to be spread from human to human, which has not been observed thus far.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Research suggests cats, who can carry bird flu and human influenza viruses, can serve as mixing vessels that would allow the bird flu virus to mutate and become more likely to infect people.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Molly Herring, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
This departure from the WHO also endangers American lives because U.S. public health officials will lose access to a treasure trove of information needed to develop effective vaccines for constantly mutating infectious diseases like seasonal flu and COVID-19, Schaffner adds.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Jan. 2025
There are fears that H5N1 bird flu may mutate to be able to be spread from human to human, which has not been observed thus far.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Research suggests cats, who can carry bird flu and human influenza viruses, can serve as mixing vessels that would allow the bird flu virus to mutate and become more likely to infect people.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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