Mutatoitunutta

Mutatoitunutta is a Finnish word formed as the partitive singular of the past participle mutatoitunut, which functions as an adjective or participial modifier meaning “having mutated” or “mutated.” The verb mutatoitua means “to mutate” or “to undergo mutation,” and its participle mutatoitunut describes something that has already undergone mutation.

In usage, mutatoitunut typically appears in scientific, medical, or technical contexts, especially when discussing genes, organisms, or viral sequences that have acquired mutations. The form mutatoitunutta is used when the object of the sentence is indefinite or partitive, for example to refer to a quantity or sample of mutated material. Finnish participles are declined like adjectives, and mutatoitunutta can appear in contexts such as mutatoitunutta DNA:ta or mutatoitunutta geeniä, depending on grammatical role and number.

Examples:

- Tutkimuksessa havaittiin mutatoitunutta DNA:ta näytteessä.

- Mutatoitunut geeni voi vaikuttaa solujen toimintaan.

Origin and related terms:

Mutatoitunut derives from mutatoitua, itself formed from mutaatio (mutation) plus the verbalizing affixes. Related terms include mutaatio (mutation) and mutaatioon liittyvät ilmiöt, which describe processes and phenomena related to genetic mutation.

See also:

Mutaatio, mutatoituminen, mutaatiopolitiikka.