Backmutation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Backmutation is a noun meaning (genetics) A mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype.
Meaning
(genetics) A mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype.
Word Forms
- backmutations
- back mutation
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retromutation, remutation, reversion, pseudoreversion, retromutagenesis, retrotransposition.
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