The way I see it, Mutants in the Marvel Universe are a separate cousin-species to Humans,
(i.e. Homo Superior and Homo Sapiens ). Whereas, Spider-man, the Fantastic Four, Hulk, Captain America etc, are Mutates, that is, they are people whom have been mutated. In the dictionary form on the word they are mutants, but they are not Mutants. The capitalised term denoting the species.
So, Cyclops, Xavier, Rogue, Emma Frost, Magneto = Mutants
and, Spider-man, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Daredevil = Mutates
I think Beast might actually be a Mutant Mutate, to add confusion to the mix because he drank a serum that turned him blue, while his strength, intellect and dynamic posture predates that as a result of his X-Gene.
Basically, Mutant should be capitalised in the same way as Human is when talking about the species, or in particular a member of the species. But not if it's a characteristic, who are most likely known as Human Mutates.
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