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Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Variation > Mutation > Suppression, Genetic
Genetic Phenomena > Mutagenesis > Suppression, Genetic

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Suppression, Genetic  

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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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  • Genetic Suppression

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