variant

a different form of something, especially a word or biological species

variante, versión

• a variant of something

Collocations variant of a gene · variant of a virus

• There are several variants of the flu virus this year.

  Este año hay varias variantes del virus de la gripe.

a different choice or version available, such as a product or software

opción, versión

• a variant of something

Collocations variant of a product · variant of an app

• The company offers several variants of its software.

  La empresa ofrece varias versiones de su software.

a different form or spelling of a word, especially one that is accepted as correct but less common than the standard form

variante, forma alternativa

• a variant of something

Collocations variant spelling · linguistic variant

• There are several linguistic variants of the word 'color'.

  Hay varias variaciones lingüísticas de la palabra 'color'.

a different form or type of a species, especially one that is distinct from others in the same group

variante biológica

• a variant of something

Collocations biological variant · genetic variant

• Scientists have identified a new biological variant of the species.

  Los científicos han identificado una nueva variante biológica de la especie.