back-mutate

[ bak-myoo-teyt ]

/ ˈbækˌmyu teɪt /

verb (used without object), back-mu·tat·ed, back-mu·tat·ing. Genetics.

to undergo back mutation.

Nearby words

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

Origin of back-mutate

First recorded in 1960–65

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