Mutate Meaning in English

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التعريف

To change or cause to change in form or nature, especially through a genetic change.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly used in biology and genetics. Common collocates: 'mutate into', 'mutate rapidly'. Not used for ordinary non-biological changes; 'transform' or 'change' is preferred in those cases.

• Spanish: mutar - cambiar (genéticamente)
• Portuguese (BR): mutar - sofrer mutação
• Portuguese (PT): mutar - sofrer mutação
• Chinese (Simplified): 变异 - 突变
• Chinese (Traditional): 突變 - 變異
• Hindi: म्यूटेट होना - उत्परिवर्तित होना
• Arabic: يتحوّر - يتغيّر (وراثياً)
• Bengali: পরিবর্তিত হওয়া - রূপান্তরিত হওয়া (জেনেটিকভাবে)
• Russian: мути́ровать
• Japanese: 変異する
• Vietnamese: đột biến
• Korean: 돌연변이하다
• Turkish: mutasyona uğramak
• Urdu: تبدیل ہونا (جینیاتی سطح پر)
• Indonesian: bermutasi

جمل نموذجية

Some viruses can mutate quickly to survive.

basic

Genes can mutate over time.

basic

The bacteria began to mutate in the new environment.

basic

If the virus keeps spreading, it could mutate into something more dangerous.

natural

Nobody expected the disease to mutate so rapidly last year.

natural

Scientists watch how organisms mutate to understand evolution.

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