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revertant

revertant adjective: that has reverted to its former genotype or to the original phenotype by means of a subsequent mutation.

Adjective

revertant (comparative more revertant, superlative most revertant)

  1. That has reverted to its former genotype or to the original phenotype by means of a subsequent mutation.

Noun

revertant (plural revertants)

  1. A revertant cell or organism.

Forms of revertant

Adjective
comparativemore revertant
superlativemost revertant
Noun
pluralrevertants

Words formed from revertant

Questions about revertant

What does revertant mean?
Revertant means that has reverted to its former genotype or to the original phenotype by means of a subsequent mutation.
What part of speech is revertant?
Revertant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near revertant in the dictionary

  1. revertability
  2. revertable
  3. revertal
  4. revertals
  5. revertancy
  6. revertant
  7. revertants
  8. revertase
  9. revertases
  10. reverted
  11. reverted back

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