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 lot, back marker, back matter, back molding, backmost, back-mutate, back mutation, back nine, back number, back o' beyond, back o' Bourke
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