revertant

[ ri-vur-tnt ]

noun
  1. a gene, organism, or strain that has undergone a back mutation.

adjective
  1. of or relating to a gene, organism, or strain that has undergone a back mutation.

Origin of revertant

1
1580–90, for an earlier sense; revert + -ant

Words Nearby revertant

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