revertant

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English

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Adjective

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revertant (comparative more revertant, superlative most revertant)

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

Translations

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Noun

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revertant (plural revertants)

  1. A revertant cell or organism.

French

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Participle

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revertant

  1. present participle of reverter

Latin

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Verb

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revertant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of revertō