verb
- undergoing or causing a change in form, nature, or structure
- undergoing genetic mutation
Usage: present participle of mutate
Usage: biology
Examples
- The virus is constantly mutating into new strains.
- Scientists observed the bacteria mutating in the laboratory.
- The software is mutating the data as it processes each file.
- Climate change is mutating weather patterns around the world.
- The artist’s style kept mutating throughout her career.
- Researchers are studying how cancer cells are mutating.
- The language is mutating as new words enter common usage.