mu·tant
adjective/ˈmjuːtənt/
/ˈmjuːtənt/
(biology)- (of a living thing) different in some way from others of the same kind because of a change in its genetic structure
因基因变异而不同的;变异的;突变的 - a mutant gene
突变基因 - a mutant strain of the virus
病毒的突变株
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMutant is used with these nouns:- gene
- strain
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin mutant- ‘changing’, from the verb mutare. - a mutant gene