back mutation

back mutation

noun Genetics.
a mutation of an existing mutant gene that restores it to its previous form.
Also called reverse mutation.


Origin:
1935–40

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back mutation
 
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genetics the reversion of a mutant to the original phenotype

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Main Entry:  back mutation
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See reverse mutation
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