Antimutator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antimutator is a noun meaning A strain of bacteria that has a reduced rate of mutation when compared to the wild strain.
Meaning
A strain of bacteria that has a reduced rate of mutation when compared to the wild strain.
Example Sentences
The ubiquitous nature of Nudix enzymes arises from the versatility of the Nudix fold which has been evolutionarily repurposed to hydrolyze a plurality of substrates as in the ADPRase, A4pAase, CoAase, mRNA decapping, and antimutator families [1, 5, 8 –16 ].
Word Forms
- antimutators
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mutacin, mutanolysine, hypermutase, auxotroph, megaprimer, mutasome.
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