back mutation
genetics
Also known as: reversion
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genetic mutations
- In heredity: Gene mutation
…wild type is called a back mutation or reversion.
Read More - In heredity: Repair of mutation
Reverse mutation from the aberrant state of a gene back to its normal, or wild type, state can result in a number of possible molecular changes at the protein level. True reversion is the reversal of the original nucleotide change. However, phenotypic reversion can result…
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