Revertant
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Revertant is an adjective meaning (genetics) That has reverted to its former genotype or to the original phenotype by means of a subsequent mutation.
Meaning
(genetics) That has reverted to its former genotype or to the original phenotype by means of a subsequent mutation.
More Meanings
- A revertant cell or organism.
Word Forms
- revertants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prototrophic, pseudorevertant, revertive, retroposable, reversionistic, regressive.
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