reverse mutation
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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reverse mutation
or back mutation
a heritable change in a mutant gene that restores a nucleotide sequence to that which obtained prior to mutation. Compare reversion.
a heritable change in a mutant gene that restores a nucleotide sequence to that which obtained prior to mutation. Compare reversion.
| reverse gyrase, reverse genetics, reverse dialysis | |
| reverse osmosis, reverse transcriptase, reverse transcription |
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