Synonyms for mutant
ˈmyut ntmu·tant

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1. mutant, mutation, variation, sportnoun

   (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

   Synonyms:
   sportsman, fun, fluctuation, sportswoman, play, genetic mutation, summercater, magnetic variation, athletics, variation, sport, variant, mutation, version, magnetic declination, chromosomal mutation, variance, edition, pas seul

2. mutantadjective

   an animal that has undergone mutation

   Synonyms:
   mutation, variation, sport

3. mutantadjective

   tending to undergo or resulting from mutation

   "a mutant gene"

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1. List of paraphrases for "mutant":

   mutants, mutates, freak, mutation

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1. Professor Gao:

   The mutant dogs look much stronger than the others. They are overgrown in the thighs, we have not observed any negative side effects. The dogs are not in pain.

2. Bidens First 100 DaysHere:

   The fundamental principle of getting people vaccinated as quickly and as efficiently as you possibly can will always be the best way to prevent the further evolution of any mutant, because when you do that, you prevent replication, and replication is essential for mutation.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   The thing that’s troublesome now that we really need to keep our eye on are these variants, the one that is of greater concern and that really could be problematic is the mutant that is now dominant in South Africa.

4. Bob Brown:

   We’re interested in trying to silence the mutant gene, so it can’t even make the protein to make the toxic substance.

5. Fyodor Kondrashov:

   Generally, the more people are infected, the more the chances for vaccine resistance to emerge. So the more Delta is infectious, the more reason for concern, by having a situation where you vaccinate everybody, a vaccine-resistant mutant actually gains a selective advantage.