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backmutation

backmutation noun: a mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype.

Noun

backmutation (countable and uncountable, plural backmutations)

  1. A mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype.

Forms of backmutation

pluralbackmutations
alternative formback mutation

Origin of backmutation

From back + mutation.

Questions about backmutation

What does backmutation mean?
Backmutation means a mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype.
What part of speech is backmutation?
Backmutation is a noun.
What is the plural of backmutation?
The plural of backmutation is backmutations.

Words near backmutation in the dictionary

  1. backmatter
  2. Backmede
  3. backmen
  4. backmost
  5. backmounted
  6. backmutation
  7. backmutations
  8. backne
  9. backness
  10. backoff
  11. backoffs

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