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back mutation

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back mutation
n.
A reversal process whereby a gene that has undergone mutation returns to its previous state.

back mutation
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics the reversion of a mutant to the original phenotype


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The author, following largely Hogg's (1992) and Krupatkin's (1970) accounts, provides a sketchy description of some early diachronic processes, including breaking, i-mutation and back mutation (pp.
 
 
 
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