mutate

 
Pronunciation: /mjuːˈteɪt/

verb

[no object]
  • change in form or nature: rhythm and blues mutated into rock and roll
  • Biology (with reference to a cell, DNA molecule, etc.) undergo or cause to undergo change in a gene or genes: [no object]: the virus is able to mutate into new forms that are immune to the vaccine [with object]: certain nucleotides were mutated

Derivatives

mutative

adjective

mutator

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: back-formation from mutation