Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backmutation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: back-mu-ta-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From back + mutation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

backmutations (plural) back mutation (alternative)

Questions

What does backmutation mean?: A mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype.
Where does backmutation come from?: From back + mutation.

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