mutation

pronunciation

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US [mjuːˈteɪʃn] word us audio image

  • n.
    变化
    转变
    突变
    变异

Word Origin

mutation 突变,变异

来自mutate,变异,突变。

Example

1. But curing the disease does not mean eliminating the mutation .
不过治疗该疾病并不意味着消灭这种突变。
2. Dark testicles might protect birds from mutation , scientists find .
科学家们发现,深色的睾丸可能保护鸟类免受变异的伤害。
3. When mice were genetically engineered to have the mutation , they too struggled to sleep .
当老鼠通过基因工程达到了这种变化,它们就不愿意睡觉了。
4. At its current rate of mutation , god knows what perl might evolve into in a hundred years .
如果保持现在的转变速度,天知道一百年后perl会进化成一个什么样的语言。
5. Mainland media reported thursday that china has detected eight cases of swine-flu mutation this week .
周四,大陆媒体报道,本周中国已经探测到八例猪流感变种案例。

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