1901, in the biological sense, from Latin mutantem (nominative mutans) "changing," present participle of mutare "to change" (see mutable). In the science fiction sense, it is attested from 1954. As an adjective from 1903.
雙語例句
1. Then we use free function mutate ( mutant ) to get the view.
然后我們用普通函數mutate ( mutant ) 來獲得視圖.
來自互聯網
2. By using the complementation test an unknown mutant can be rapidly assigned to a particular gene.
采用互補測驗可迅速地將某一未知突變型歸屬于某一特定基因.
來自辭典例句
3. When the cells were then shifted to an enriched medium, the mutant cells proliferated.
然后,當細胞移入一種滋養培養液時, 突變型細胞增殖.
來自辭典例句
4. Inhibition of chlorophyll synthesis may be caused by etiolation, mutant blocks, or streptomycin.
葉綠素合成可以由黃化 、 突變性阻塞或鏈霉素而引起.
來自辭典例句
5. An osmotic mutant of Neurospora was permeable to polymers of molecular weight 18500.