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mutant
[mu´tant]1. in genetics, a variation that breeds true, owing to genetic changes.
2. produced by mutation.
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mu·tant
(myū'tant),1. A phenotype in which a mutation is manifested.
2. A gene that is rare and usually harmful, in contrast to a wild-type gene, not necessarily generated recently.
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mutant
(myo͞ot′nt)n.
An organism, cell, virus, or gene resulting from genetic mutation.
adj.
Resulting from genetic mutation: a mutant strain of bacteria.
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mu·tant
(myū'tănt)1. A phenotype in which a mutation is manifested.
2. A gene that is rare and usually harmful, in contrast to a wild-type gene, not necessarily generated recently.
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mutant
Any organism or cell with a gene or genes that have suffered a MUTATION.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
mutant
- any gene that has undergone a MUTATION.
- an individual showing the effects of a mutation, with a phenotype that is not WILD TYPE.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
mu·tant
(myū'tănt)A phenotype in which a mutation is manifested.
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