mutantn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmjuːt(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈmjutnt/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Mutant.

Etymology: < German Mutant, noun (H. de Vries Die Mutationstheorie (1901) I. 182, and passim) < classical Latin mūtant- , mūtāns , present participle of mūtāre to change (see mutate v.); compare -ant suffix¹. Compare French mutant (1909 as adjective; 1931 as noun).

A. n.

a. Biology. An organism, gene, etc., which has undergone or arisen by mutation; a mutated form.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [noun] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > mutation > mutant

sport of nature1601

lusus naturaea1661

sportling1723

sport1834

bud-sport1900

mutant1901

break1921

mutation1941

1901 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 848 Two genera of Conifers which are in a period of spontaneous generation, a period in which they do form mutants, to use the terminology of de Vries, which mutants may be true to seed.

1919 T. H. Morgan Physical Basis Heredity xx. 249 Of the twelve dominant mutants that have appeared in Drosophila each appeared at first in a single individual.

1930 R. A. Fisher Genetical Theory Nat. Selection v. 105 We may look forward to a future epoch in which every gamete will contain both advantageous mutants.

1962 I. H. Herskowitz Genetics xxiv. 210/1 We can represent the relationship between the normal gene and its hypomorphic mutants diagrammatically.

1969 Nature 18 Oct. 272/1 (heading) Vitamin K-deficient mutants of bacteria.

1983 J. R. S. Fincham Genetics ix. 236 Mutants resistant to one of these drugs are generally deficient in the activity of the corresponding salvage enzyme.

b. In extended use.

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1971 Time 7 June 7/1 An ominous new mutant of the American tragedy in Viet Nam... The troops who became addicted to heroin.

1989 M. Amis London Fields xiii. 260 Maybe you're a mixture of genres. A mutant.

2. Originally Science Fiction. An individual imagined as having arisen by genetic mutation, esp. one with freakish or grossly abnormal anatomy, abilities, etc.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [noun] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > mutation > mutant > with abnormal powers, etc.

mutant1934

mutie1941

1934 N. Schachner in Astounding Stories May 94/1 Lorn must have been a mutant, somewhere in the earlier generations, that had bred true and increased its divergence from generation to generation.

1954 ‘J. Christopher’ Twenty-second Cent. 140 You really can produce a breed of telepathic mutants that will supplant us?

1955 ‘J. Wyndham’ Chrysalids ii. 21 A number of wooden panels with sayings..burnt into them... Blessed is the norm, and... Watch thou for the mutant!

1982 J. Saul God Project (1986) xviii. 289 He was something else, something she was unfamiliar with. A mutant.

1991 Compute Nov. 112/2 An unholy assortment of murderous mutants, cyborg crooks.

3. U.S. slang. Someone regarded as having antisocial or sociopathic tendencies. Sometimes used as a term of abuse.

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1984 D. Jenkins Life its Ownself 52 I'm a person too, you selfish mutant!

1989 Rage (Knoxville, Tennessee) Oct. 8 These people gotta be mutants!

1995 Virginia Gaz. 18 Jan. b10/1 10 years ago, you could walk down the streets of the Historic Area with few fears of muggers and other big city mutants.

B. adj.

Resulting from or showing the effects of mutation; having the attributes of a mutant. Also figurative.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [adjective] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > mutation

sportive1796

mutating1877

mutant1903

mutational1904

mutated1919

macromutational1952

saltational1963

macromutationist1988

1903 Amer. Naturalist 37 740 The form, habit and behavior of some of the mutant forms discovered by de Vries seventeen years ago.

1928 Genetics 13 389 In this work two mutant characters have been studied.

1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists June 215/3 There is evidence that a mutant gene frequently does produce some disability of the individual who carries it.

1973 Nature 9 Feb. 368/2 Mutant cells resistant to particular drugs..are being routinely used today by somatic cell geneticists.

1990 EMBO Jrnl. 9 2977/2 Females mutant for the bcd gene produce embryos that lack all head, thoracic and anterior abdominal segments.

1997 M. River in S. Champion Disco Biscuits 101 Their hair was..cropped and plaited, twisted into mutant dreadlocks.

1998 W. Coleman Bathwater Wine 217 I am engaged by your mutant stare which follows me everywhere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mutant
释义	mutantn.adj. Brit. /ˈmjuːt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈmjutnt/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Mutant. Etymology: < German Mutant, noun (H. de Vries Die Mutationstheorie (1901) I. 182, and passim) < classical Latin mūtant- , mūtāns , present participle of mūtāre to change (see mutate v.); compare -ant suffix¹. Compare French mutant (1909 as adjective; 1931 as noun). A. n. 1. a. Biology. An organism, gene, etc., which has undergone or arisen by mutation; a mutated form. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [noun] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > mutation > mutant sport of nature1601 lusus naturaea1661 sportling1723 sport1834 bud-sport1900 mutant1901 break1921 mutation1941 1901 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 848 Two genera of Conifers which are in a period of spontaneous generation, a period in which they do form mutants, to use the terminology of de Vries, which mutants may be true to seed. 1919 T. H. Morgan Physical Basis Heredity xx. 249 Of the twelve dominant mutants that have appeared in Drosophila each appeared at first in a single individual. 1930 R. A. Fisher Genetical Theory Nat. Selection v. 105 We may look forward to a future epoch in which every gamete will contain both advantageous mutants. 1962 I. H. Herskowitz Genetics xxiv. 210/1 We can represent the relationship between the normal gene and its hypomorphic mutants diagrammatically. 1969 Nature 18 Oct. 272/1 (heading) Vitamin K-deficient mutants of bacteria. 1983 J. R. S. Fincham Genetics ix. 236 Mutants resistant to one of these drugs are generally deficient in the activity of the corresponding salvage enzyme. b. In extended use. ΚΠ 1971 Time 7 June 7/1 An ominous new mutant of the American tragedy in Viet Nam... The troops who became addicted to heroin. 1989 M. Amis London Fields xiii. 260 Maybe you're a mixture of genres. A mutant. 2. Originally Science Fiction. An individual imagined as having arisen by genetic mutation, esp. one with freakish or grossly abnormal anatomy, abilities, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [noun] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > mutation > mutant > with abnormal powers, etc. mutant1934 mutie1941 1934 N. Schachner in Astounding Stories May 94/1 Lorn must have been a mutant, somewhere in the earlier generations, that had bred true and increased its divergence from generation to generation. 1954 ‘J. Christopher’ Twenty-second Cent. 140 You really can produce a breed of telepathic mutants that will supplant us? 1955 ‘J. Wyndham’ Chrysalids ii. 21 A number of wooden panels with sayings..burnt into them... Blessed is the norm, and... Watch thou for the mutant! 1982 J. Saul God Project (1986) xviii. 289 He was something else, something she was unfamiliar with. A mutant. 1991 Compute Nov. 112/2 An unholy assortment of murderous mutants, cyborg crooks. 3. U.S. slang. Someone regarded as having antisocial or sociopathic tendencies. Sometimes used as a term of abuse. ΚΠ 1984 D. Jenkins Life its Ownself 52 I'm a person too, you selfish mutant! 1989 Rage (Knoxville, Tennessee) Oct. 8 These people gotta be mutants! 1995 Virginia Gaz. 18 Jan. b10/1 10 years ago, you could walk down the streets of the Historic Area with few fears of muggers and other big city mutants. B. adj. Resulting from or showing the effects of mutation; having the attributes of a mutant. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [adjective] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > mutation sportive1796 mutating1877 mutant1903 mutational1904 mutated1919 macromutational1952 saltational1963 macromutationist1988 1903 Amer. Naturalist 37 740 The form, habit and behavior of some of the mutant forms discovered by de Vries seventeen years ago. 1928 Genetics 13 389 In this work two mutant characters have been studied. 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists June 215/3 There is evidence that a mutant gene frequently does produce some disability of the individual who carries it. 1973 Nature 9 Feb. 368/2 Mutant cells resistant to particular drugs..are being routinely used today by somatic cell geneticists. 1990 EMBO Jrnl. 9 2977/2 Females mutant for the bcd gene produce embryos that lack all head, thoracic and anterior abdominal segments. 1997 M. River in S. Champion Disco Biscuits 101 Their hair was..cropped and plaited, twisted into mutant dreadlocks. 1998 W. Coleman Bathwater Wine 217 I am engaged by your mutant stare which follows me everywhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1901
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