mutant form

collocation in English

meaningsofmutantandform

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mutant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmjuː.tənt/us
/ˈmjuː.t̬ənt/
an organism that is different from others of its type because of a permanent change in ...
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form
noun
uk
/fɔːm/us
/fɔːrm/
a paper or set of papers printed with spaces in which answers to questions can be written or information can be recorded in an ...
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(Definition ofmutantandformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, in many applications, a null allele is not the most physiologically relevantmutantformof the gene.
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Since themutantformof the gene is recessive, only individuals carrying two copies of the faulty gene (homozygous individuals) are affected.
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She has both a humanoid and amutantform.
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He also is working on fiber formation in sickle cell hemoglobin, themutantformof hemoglobin responsible for sickle cell anemia.
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We are investigating the effects of four newly identified mutant forms of b-catenin on cell differentiation, development and morphogenesis of intestinal cancer.
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While in amutantform, players can easily spot enemies, which would otherwise be cloaked to the regular human eye, albeit with a slight ocular defect.
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Parkes (1992) vehemently rejected the species validity and argued that the double-banded argus almost certainly represents amutantformof the great argus.
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The residual antifungal activity of the inactive mutant forms might be due to their ability to bind chitin.
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Mutant forms of the protein have since been created that exhibit altered homing site specificity.
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Additional evidence for this correlation is phenotypically manifested in patients with mutant forms of dentin sialophosphoprotein.
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Some type of pancreatitis may be associated with mutant forms of trypsinogen.
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Some of these mutant forms of hemoglobin, however, cause a group of hereditary diseases termed the "hemoglobinopathies".
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Botanical names have also been given to rare mutant forms.
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Mutant forms are involved in the aetiology of bleeding disorders.
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Many of these mutant forms of hemoglobin cause no disease.
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The two fraternal twins take on their mutant forms and do battle in a church-like place.
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