Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  mutant, mutation, variation, sport(noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration. 2  mutant(adj) an animal that has undergone mutation. 3  mutant(adj) tending to undergo or resulting from mutation. a mutant gene.
Saudi Arabia mulls birth control policy. See original/source content: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/saudi-arabia-mulls-birth-control-policy-576866.html. Saudi Arabiaâs King Abdullah is considering implementing a population control policy following a doubling of the population in just 15 years. The kingâs religious consultative body, the Shoura Council, has forwarded a report on the issue prepared by the Ministry of Economy and Planning after it was unable to make a decision on the matter,Arab News reported.
The aim of anti-natalist policies is to decrease the total fertility rate, as well as the crude birth rate, in order to slow the population growth. These policies are seen in countries of rapid population growth like China, India, or a few decades ago Singapore.