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BACK MUTATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reversion
1, record 1, English, reversion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- reverse mutation 2, record 1, English, reverse%20mutation
correct
- back mutation 3, record 1, English, back%20mutation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A change in a nucleotide pair in a mutant gene that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype. 4, record 1, English, - reversion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réversion
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9version
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mutation inverse 2, record 1, French, mutation%20inverse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- mutation réverse 3, record 1, French, mutation%20r%C3%A9verse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deuxième mutation qui restaure une fonction annulée par une première mutation. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9version
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe trois catégories de réversion : les réversions vraies, les réversions par suppression intragénique et les réversions par suppression intergénique. Dans une réversion vraie, la seconde mutation a rétabli la structure initiale au niveau du gène touché par la première mutation. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9version
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces deux mutations ne sont pas forcément situées dans le même gène. [Observation reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.] 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9version
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
réversion; mutation inverse; mutation réverse : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9version
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reversión
1, record 1, Spanish, reversi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- mutación inversa 2, record 1, Spanish, mutaci%C3%B3n%20inversa
correct, feminine noun
- retromutación 2, record 1, Spanish, retromutaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Restitución de un gen mutante a su condición nativa o, al menos, a una forma en la que expresa el fenotipo de tipo silvestre; de una forma más general, aparición de un carácter expresado por un antepasado remoto. 1, record 1, Spanish, - reversi%C3%B3n
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