mutate
/ˈmjuːteɪt/
verb
- To change into a different form, especially in a way that is unexpected or unusual.
- The virus can mutate quickly, making vaccines less effective.
- In the movie, the main character mutates into a giant green monster.
- Over time, the artist's style began to mutate into something more abstract.
- To undergo a change in the genetic material of a cell or organism.
- Some bacteria mutate when exposed to antibiotics.
- A single gene can mutate and cause a hereditary disease.
- Scientists study how plants mutate in response to radiation.