mutates
Transforms through variation
Mutates is the verb form of mutate, meaning to undergo or cause genetic change, or more broadly, to transform into something different.
Viruses mutate to evade immunity.
In casual use, anything that changes form mutates: The project mutated from a simple idea into a massive undertaking.
The cells mutated after exposure to radiation.
Alterations or transitions
- altersMakes something different
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- transformsChanges form completely
- convertsThose who switched faiths
modifies · morphs · evolves · adapts · transitions · varies · fluctuates · deviates
Hereditary code molecule
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- geneHereditary information unit
nucleotide · replication · transcription · codon · polymerase · sequencing · genotype · phenotype
Fitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- fitnessGood physical shape
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
ancestry · descent · variation · phylogeny · Darwinism · camouflage · mimicry · heritability
Differing form of something
- strainExcessive stretching force
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
transmissibility · resistance · outbreak · pandemic · Delta · Omicron
changes
Alterations or transitions
- altersMakes something different
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- transformsChanges form completely
converts · modifies · morphs · evolves · adapts · transitions · varies · fluctuates · deviates · diverges
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
gene · nucleotide · replication · transcription · codon · polymerase · sequencing · genotype · phenotype · inheritance
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- fitnessGood physical shape
survival · ancestry · descent · variation · phylogeny · Darwinism · camouflage · mimicry · heritability
variant
Differing form of something
- strainExcessive stretching force
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
pathogen · transmissibility · resistance · outbreak · pandemic · Delta · Omicron
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- unstableProne to sudden change
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
random · chaotic · irregular · inconsistent · variable · spontaneous · aberrant · anomalous · corrupted · degraded
- transformationschange, changes, transform, transforms, transformation
- distortionsdistort, distorts, deform, warp, twist
- superhumanssuperhumans, metahumans, superheroes, supervillains, mutants
mutatespersists
Carries on stubbornly
endures · stabilizes · holds steady · stagnates · fossilizes
- gene mutationChange in DNA sequence
- genetic mutationHeritable DNA sequence change
- viral mutationChange in pathogen's genome
- random mutationUnplanned genetic change
- rare mutationUnusual change in DNA
- virus mutationAltered pathogen genetic sequence
mutation, mutate, mutated, transmutation, permutation, mutating, mutations, mutational