Examples of mutate in a Sentence
a disease that mutates genes in humans
a group of mutated genes
Over time, her feelings mutated from hatred into love.
opera singers mutating into pop stars
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These vaccines don’t protect against bird flu, but officials are concerned if people become infected with both viruses bird flu could mutate into a more severe or transmissible virus.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
That increases the likelihood the virus could mutate to pass from person to person.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Since their reproductive genes tend to mutate faster, the right dose can leave them relatively unfazed but unable to reproduce.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Żuławski’s masterpiece is, in some respects, the ultimate horror film, mutating from subgenre to subgenre — from psychological torment to splatter body horror to pulpy sci-fi — while fully embodying all of the strengths and possibilities horror is capable of.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
That increases the likelihood the virus could mutate to pass from person to person.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Since their reproductive genes tend to mutate faster, the right dose can leave them relatively unfazed but unable to reproduce.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Żuławski’s masterpiece is, in some respects, the ultimate horror film, mutating from subgenre to subgenre — from psychological torment to splatter body horror to pulpy sci-fi — while fully embodying all of the strengths and possibilities horror is capable of.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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