back mutation
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back mu·ta·tion
reversion of a gene to an ancestral form due to further mutation to the original codon or one coding for the same amino acid.
Synonym(s): reverse mutation
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back mutation
n.
A reversal process whereby a gene or other nucleotide sequence that has undergone mutation returns to its previous state.
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back mutation
The return of a gene to its original nucleotide sequence after a mutation.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
back mutation
an inherited change (MUTATION) in a mutant gene that causes it to regain its WILD TYPE function. Compare FORWARD MUTATION.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005