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non-mutant
adjective
( nonmutant)uk /ˌnɒnˈmjuː.tənt/ us /ˌnɑːnˈmjuː.tənt/
not caused by or showing the effects of a mutation(= a permanent change in an organism):
Some versions of the flower included an extra ring of petals that nonmutant versions of the flower lacked.
The 12 control subjects had the non-mutant version of the gene.
The non-mutant gene does not cause the cultured cells to become cancerous.
As part of their research, they contrasted behavioural differences in mice with mutated genes versus those with non-mutant genes.
New strains of the virus were emerging that were believed to be more deadly than the nonmutant strains.
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Genetics
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adenine
anaphase
autosomal
autosomally
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genetically
genetically engineered
geneticist
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non-Darwinian
non-familial
non-genetic
nondominant
nonhomologous
sex-linked
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