Mutant gene
mutant gene n.
A gene that has lost, gained, or exchanged some of the material it received from its parent, resulting in a permanent transmissible change in its function.
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[myoo-teyt] /ˈmyu teɪt/ verb (used with object), mutated, mutating. 1. to change; alter. 2. Phonetics. to change by umlaut. verb (used without object), mutated, mutating. 3. to change; undergo . /mjuːˈteɪt/ verb 1. to undergo or cause to undergo mutation v. “to change state or condition,” 1818, back-formation from mutation. In genetic sense, 1913, from […]
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