REVERTANT


Meaning of REVERTANT in English

/ri verr"tnt/ , Genetics. n.

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

adj.

2. of or pertaining to a gene, organism, or strain that has undergone a back mutation.

[ 1580-90, for an earlier sense; REVERT + -ANT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .