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retromutagenesis

retromutagenesis noun: a reversal of normal mutagenesis that allows a mutation to escape being selected.

Noun

retromutagenesis (uncountable)

  1. A reversal of normal mutagenesis that allows a mutation to escape being selected

Origin of retromutagenesis

From retro- + mutagenesis.

Questions about retromutagenesis

What does retromutagenesis mean?
Retromutagenesis means a reversal of normal mutagenesis that allows a mutation to escape being selected.
What part of speech is retromutagenesis?
Retromutagenesis is a noun.

Words near retromutagenesis in the dictionary

  1. retromodern
  2. retromods
  3. retromolar
  4. retromuscular
  5. retromuscularly
  6. retromutagenesis
  7. retromutation
  8. retromutations
  9. retromylohyoid
  10. retron
  11. retronasal

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