back-mutate
[ bak-myoo-teyt ]
/ ˈbækˌmyu teɪt /
verb (used without object), back-mu·tat·ed, back-mu·tat·ing. Genetics.
to undergo back mutation.
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Origin of back-mutate
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby back-mutate
back-and-forth, back-check, back-cloth, back-end load, back-load, back-mutate, back-order, back-paddle, back-patting, back-pedal, back-seat driver
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