A mutant is the product of a MUTATION: whole animals can be referred to as mutants, as can component parts (a CELL, or a GENE for example). Mutant animals can be created by deliberate experimental procedure or can arise spontaneously. Examination of...

A mutant is an individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a sudden structural change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new character or...