Suppression, Genetic

Genetisk suppression

Engelsk definition

Mutation process that restores the wild-type PHENOTYPE in an organism possessing a mutationally altered GENOTYPE. The second "suppressor" mutation may be on a different gene, on the same gene but located at a distance from the site of the primary mutation, or in extrachromosomal genes (EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE).

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Engelska synonymer

Genetic Suppression Genetic Suppressions Suppressions, Genetic Suppressor Mutation Mutation, Suppressor Mutations, Suppressor Suppressor Mutations