Muteert

Muteert is the third-person singular present tense form of the Dutch verb muteren, meaning to mutate or to undergo mutation. Muteren is used in biology, genetics, medicine, and related fields to describe changes in genetic material, in traits, or in sequences. The noun for the process is mutatie, and mutatie derives from Latin mutatio, with cognates in English mutation and German Mutation. The form muteert therefore appears in descriptions of ongoing mutations, for example: “Het virus muteert” or “De populatie muteert onder selectiedruk.” In everyday language muteren is less common outside scientific contexts, though metaphors about change may occur.

Conjugation and usage notes: the present tense forms of muteren are ik muteer, jij muteert, hij muteert, wij muteren, jullie muteren, zij muteren; the imperative is muteer. The word muteert is primarily used in scientific or technical writing, while in more general discussions Dutch speakers may opt for phrases like “verandert” or “past zich aan.”

See also: mutatie, muteren, mutation.