mutate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /mjuːˈteɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmjuteɪt/

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Verb

Plain form mutate

Third-person singular mutates

Past tense mutated

Past participle mutated

Present participle mutating

1. If something mutates, its genetic material changes.

Related words

• mutant
• mutation