mutant

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More recently, he appeared in “Fallout” just long enough for his character to be mauled to death by a mutant bear.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

Within minutes, the woman goes into labor, giving birth to a mutant baby with wings.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Under the endless hood is preserved Ferrari’s naturally aspirated V12 engine, a 6.5-liter, 818-hp mutant known as the HD140.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

The unusual trait was first seen in a naturally occurring mutant of common bread wheat, but scientists did not know which genetic change caused it.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

Every mutant, they noted, was missing a single metabolic function, corresponding to the activity of a single protein enzyme.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee