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phenotypic suppression

phenotypic suppression noun: the prevention of a mutated phenotype by a second mutation.

Noun

phenotypic suppression (uncountable)

  1. The prevention of a mutated phenotype by a second mutation.

Questions about phenotypic suppression

What does phenotypic suppression mean?
Phenotypic suppression means the prevention of a mutated phenotype by a second mutation.
What part of speech is phenotypic suppression?
Phenotypic suppression is a noun.

Words near phenotypic suppression in the dictionary

  1. phenotypic
  2. phenotypic lag
  3. phenotypic masking
  4. phenotypic mixing
  5. phenotypic plasticity
  6. phenotypic suppression
  7. phenotypic switching
  8. phenotypic value
  9. phenotypic values
  10. phenotypical
  11. phenotypically

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