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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > genetics > molecular genetics > mutation > mutagenesis > genetic suppression
Preferred Term:

genetic suppression

Definition:
Mutation process that restores the wild-type phenotype in an organism possessing a mutationally altered genotype. The second "suppressor" mutation may be on a different gene, on the same gene but located at a distance from the site of the primary mutation, or in extrachromosomal genes (extrachromosomal inheritance).
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
mutagenesis
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • suppressor mutation
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/261891
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