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Fighting a Family Curse: A mutant gene gradually laid waste to her mother’s and grandmother’s brains.
—John Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Indeed, overgrowing mutant clones in mice have been seen to revert to normal growth, as Jones and a co-author describe in the 2023 Annual Review of Cancer Biology.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
Implications for treatment Most of the treatments currently under development focus on lowering the amount of protein produced by the mutant Huntinton's gene.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The series takes place in the 20-year aftermath of a deadly outbreak of mutant fungus (Cordyceps) that turns humans into monstrous zombie-like creatures (the Infected, or Clickers).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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Word History
Etymology
Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutant. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
mutant
1 of 2 adjective
mu·tant
ˈmyüt-ᵊnt
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation
mutant
2 of 2 noun
: a mutant individual
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