The term resistance mutation is most commonly used to describe point mutations in virus genes that allow the virus to become resistant to treatment with a particular antiviral drug. The term is now being seen with more frequency in bacteriology and parasitology. The term "resistance mutation" first appeared in the management of HIV, which was the first virus in which genome sequencing is routinely used to look for drug resistance.
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“Even the most subjected person has moments of rage and resentment so intense that they respond, they act against. There is an inner uprising that leads to rebellion, however short- lived. It may be only momentary but it takes place. That space within oneself where resistance is possible remains.”
—bell hooks (b. c. 1955)