变异 (biàn yì) — to mutate (in biology, genetics); to vary; to change (in a general sense)
Definition
The technical/scientific term, mainly 'to mutate' (genes, viruses). Unlike 变化 (general change/variation), 变异 implies an abnormal or biological shift.
verb
to mutate (in biology, genetics)to varyto change (in a general sense)
Examples
- 变异，。Bìng dú huì bú duàn biàn yì, suǒ yǐ yì miáo xū yào gēng xīn.Viruses keep mutating, so vaccines need to be updated.
- 变异。Zhè zhǒng jī yīn zài tè dìng tiáo jiàn xià róng yì biàn yì.This gene tends to mutate under certain conditions.
- 变异，。Jì huà tū rán biàn yì le, wǒ men dé chóng xīn tiáo zhěng.The plan suddenly changed, and we had to readjust.
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