Definition of "mutations" []

• Plural form of mutation. (noun)

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• "The mutations built up over time before being emphasized in breeding, certainly, but as usual it's a little more complicated than Dawkins likes to pretend, though he does note that it's a two-step argument -- that the mutation rate of surviving mutations is high enough and that selection is fast enough to bring them out."
• "And it also gave us an idea of why certain mutations would cause resistance and how you might design better antibiotics."
• "Unlike current vaccines, the nasal spray is also seen as effective in mutations of the H5N1 virus — meaning it could protect against a potential global pandemic."