mutate

Verb

Meaning

undergo mutation

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Synonyms

convert make change turn vary reform shift transformed alter modify adjust adapt evolve translate rebuild
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Antonyms

normal stagnate stand still remain unchanged remain constant be stable
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Hypernyms

change

Hyponyms

revert

Related terms

mutation mutant mutatis mutandis

Anagrams

Matute

Examples

cells mutate Source: Internet

Additionally, the specificity of the PCR fragments can mutate to the template DNA, due to nonspecific binding of primers. Source: Internet

All viruses — including SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the pandemic — mutate over time. Source: Internet

Although the sequences that replicate more slowly cannot sustain their abundance level by themselves, they are constantly replenished as sequences that replicate faster mutate into them. Source: Internet

But they may not be safe for use in immunocompromised individuals, and may rarely mutate to a virulent form and cause disease. citation Toxoid Toxoid vaccines are made from inactivated toxic compounds that cause illness rather than the micro-organism. Source: Internet

But viruses mutate all the time, and most mutations end up not affecting how the virus spreads or sickens people. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mutat. mutand. mutat. mutandis mutatable mutated mutated contraction mutating