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mutable
adjective
Tending to undergo genetic mutation
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ˈmjuːtəbl̩
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adjective
Tending to undergo genetic mutation
“It is likely, too, that the chromosomes of all eubacteria are as mutable as that of E. coli”
adjective
Capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
“A mutable substance”
adjective
Prone to frequent change; inconstant
“The fickle and mutable nature of truth”
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It is likely, too, that the chromosomes of all eubacteria are as mutable as that of E. coli
A mutable substance
Mutable weather patterns
A mutable foreign policy
The fickle and mutable nature of truth
The mutable ways of fortune
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