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Mutate vs Mimicry - What's the difference?

mutate | mimicry |

As a verb mutate

is to undergo mutation.

As a noun mimicry is

the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else.

mutate

English

Verb

(mutat)
  • To undergo mutation.
  • To cause mutation.

    • Related terms

    * mutatis mutandis * mutation * mutant

    mimicry

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mimickry

    Noun

    (mimicries)
  • the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else
    • They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, but I still think I'm being mocked when he acts just like me.
    When animal mimicry goes really wrong they don't just look like something that a predator would ignore, they look like lunch.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "mimicry")