mutant C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˈmjuː.tənt/ UK /ˈmjuː.tənt/ See IPA manual Freq #6625 Meanings 1 noun an organism, cell, gene, or other biological entity that carries a mutation The researchers compared the mutant with the normal wild-type strain. 2 adj resulting from or carrying a genetic mutation The mutant gene altered the shape of the insect's wings. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an organism, cell, gene, or... variant 2 adj · resulting from or carrying... mutatedvariant ↔ Opposites wild type Word family Forms mutants Derived forms epimutanthypermutantnonmutant Related forms mutatemutationwild type Common collocations mutant gene Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin mutans, the present participle of mutare ("to change"). It entered biological use for an organism or trait changed by mutation. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mutant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmjuː.tənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmjuː.tənt/ **Frequency rank:** 6625 ## Meanings 1. an organism, cell, gene, or other biological entity that carries a mutation 2. resulting from or carrying a genetic mutation ## Examples - The researchers compared the mutant with the normal wild-type strain. - The mutant gene altered the shape of the insect's wings. ## Synonyms - variant ## Antonyms - wild type ## Derived Forms - epimutant - hypermutant - nonmutant ## Related Forms - mutate - mutation - wild type ## Etymology From Latin mutans, the present participle of mutare ("to change"). It entered biological use for an organism or trait changed by mutation. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown