Back mutation | genetics | Britannica (original) (raw)

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  …wild type is called a back mutation or reversion.
  …wild type is called a back mutation or reversion.
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  heredity
  Repair of mutation
  Reverse mutation from the aberrant state of a gene back to its normal, or wild type, state can result in a number of possible molecular changes at the protein level. True reversion is the reversal of the original nucleotide change. However, phenotypic reversion can result…
  Reverse mutation from the aberrant state of a gene back to its normal, or wild type, state can result in a number of possible molecular changes at the protein level. True reversion is the reversal of the original nucleotide change. However, phenotypic reversion can result…