REVERTANT


Meaning of REVERTANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈvər-t ə nt ]

noun

Date: 1955

: a mutant gene, individual, or strain that regains a former capability (as the production of a particular protein) by undergoing further mutation

yeast revertant s

• revertant adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.