Citations:mutant
Appearance
English citations of mutant
Adjective: that has mutated
[edit]- 1977, Harry Smith, The Molecular biology of plant cells, illustrated edition, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 430:
- In genetic analyses of these four regenerated plants, three plants transmitted the mutant phenotype as a single recessive Mendelian factor and one displayed a more complex pattern of inheritance.
English citations of mutant, in context of Marvel Comics
Adjective: having superpowers
[edit]- 2008, Robin S. Rosenberg, Jennifer Canzoneri, The psychology of superheroes: an unauthorized exploration, Jennifer Canzoneri, →ISBN, page 76:
- [...] Charles Xavier, a mutant telepath responsible for creating the X-Men, observed that human beings are not yet ready to accept super-powered individuals in their midst (The X-Men #1).
Adjective: of mutants
[edit]- 2008, Samantha Baskind, Ranen Omer-Sherman, The Jewish graphic novel: critical approaches, illustrated edition, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 158:
- The abilities that mutation bestows are not in themselves good or evil, yet having powers is synonymous with taking power, for many humans—a connection that does in fact reflect more about human than about mutant behavior.
- 2009, William Irwin, Rebecca Housel, Jeremy Wisnewski, X-Men and philosophy: astonishing insight and uncanny argument in the mutant X-verse, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 232:
- Rogue's mutation is unique. She is in effect a universal mutant, capable of taking on the mutant power of any other mutant by simply coming into physical contact with that person.
- 2010, William Irwin, David Kyle Johnson, Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture: From Socrates to South Park, Hume to House, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 282:
- X-Men: The Last Stand explains mutant powers as coming from one single gene, called the mutant X-Gene. Every mutant has it, and it somehow causes his or her powers, [...]
Noun: one who is mutant
[edit]- 2009, William Irwin, Rebecca Housel, Jeremy Wisnewski, X-Men and philosophy: astonishing insight and uncanny argument in the mutant X-verse, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 103:
- Magneto claims in the first X-Men movie that mutants are the future of humanity. his statements suggest that mutants are a subspecies of humans, Homo superior, a recent step on the evolutionary ladder.
- 2009, William Irwin, Rebecca Housel, Jeremy Wisnewski, X-Men and philosophy: astonishing insight and uncanny argument in the mutant X-verse, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 232:
- Rogue's mutation is unique. She is in effect a universal mutant, capable of taking on the mutant power of any other mutant by simply coming into physical contact with that person.
- 2010, William Irwin, David Kyle Johnson, Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture: From Socrates to South Park, Hume to House, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 282:
- X-Men: The Last Stand explains mutant powers as coming from one single gene, called the mutant X-Gene. Every mutant has it, and it somehow causes his or her powers, [...]