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adjective
- Going back; receding.
- (genetics) Able to be covered up by a dominant trait.
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| recombinant |
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adjective - Referring to something formed by combining existing elements in a new combination. Especially in the phrase recombinant DNA referring to an organism created in the lab by adding DNA from another species.
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| recombination |
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noun
- combination, Combination a second or subsequent time.
- (genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents
- (chemistry) The reverse of dissociation
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| replication |
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noun
- Process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced
- copy; reproduction.
- In law: a response from the plantiff to the defendant's plea
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| replicon |
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noun - (genetics) a DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.
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| revertant |
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noun
- (microbial genetics) A mutant that has reverted to its former genotype or to the original phenotype by means of a suppressor mutation.
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