adjective
- relating to or causing mutation or change
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The mutative effects of radiation on DNA can lead to genetic disorders.
- Scientists studied the mutative properties of the chemical compound.
- The mutative process altered the organism’s cellular structure.
- Researchers identified several mutative factors in the environment.
- The mutative nature of the virus made it difficult to develop a vaccine.
- Exposure to mutative agents increased the risk of cancer.