Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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reversion | Yes | No | No | No |
genetic mutation | Yes | No | No | No |
reversion (noun) | genetic mutation (noun) |
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a failure to maintain a higher state | (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism |
turning in the opposite direction | |
returning to a former state | |
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) | |
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic | |
(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) |