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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The finding came from a study in which van der Weyden and other scientists across the world investigated cancer-causing genes in tumor samples of nearly 500 domestic cats -- specifically which genes were commonly mutated.
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Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
The company has mutated into something that defies both comparison and logic.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Over evolutionary time, this theory goes, one of those copies mutated and evolved to give rise to a second photosystem that uses oxygen to harvest energy more efficiently.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
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Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
The company has mutated into something that defies both comparison and logic.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Over evolutionary time, this theory goes, one of those copies mutated and evolved to give rise to a second photosystem that uses oxygen to harvest energy more efficiently.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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