MUTANT

Mutant

In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities. Human mutants are considered to be of the subspecies Homo sapiens superior, an evolutionary progeny of Homo sapiens, and are considered the next stage in human evolution, though whether this is true or not is a subject of much debate.

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mutant

Noun

  1. Something which has mutated, which has one or more new characteristics from a mutation.
  2. Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.

Adjective

  1. That has undergone mutation.
  2. Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.


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