A few days ago
Anonymous

What is it meant by “subject to” in this sentence?

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As with other microorganisms, the characteriscs of strain producing antibiotic 107891 are *subject to* variation. For example, artificial variants and mutants of the strain can be obtained by treatment with various mutagens, such as U.V. rays, and chemicals such as …..

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A few days ago
Jacob W

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“Subject to” usually means “influenced by” or “controlled by”. It can also mean “relying on” or “restricted by”. It can also mean “obligated to”.

The brief context offered would seem to indicate “influenced by” to be the best explanation.

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A few days ago
nzseries1
If something is “subject to” variation, that means that it is “possible” or “likely” that it there will be variations of it.
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