"revertant" meaning in English

See revertant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more revertant [comparative], most revertant [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} revertant (comparative more revertant, superlative most revertant)
  1. (genetics) That has reverted to its former genotype or to the original phenotype by means of a subsequent mutation. Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (that has reverted to its former genotype): revertente (Italian)
    Sense id: en-revertant-en-adj-hBb2tXAa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: revertants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} revertant (plural revertants)
  1. A revertant cell or organism.
    Sense id: en-revertant-en-noun-sBIVAJJi

Inflected forms

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