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to mutate
01
to cause genetic changes
Transitive: to mutate genes or cells
Examples
Exposure to radiation can potentially mutate cells and lead to genetic changes.
02
to experience genetic changes
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
mutate
3rd person singular
mutates
Present participle
mutating
Past simple
mutated
Past participle
mutated
Examples
Over time, certain organisms may mutate to adapt to environmental pressures.
Lexical Tree
mutation
mutate
mute
