About The Medical Condition Mutation, Suppressor

ClusterMed

Find the definition of the medical term Mutation, Suppressor. Mutation, Suppressor defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.

Mutation, Suppressor

Mutation, Suppressor Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Mutation, Suppressor Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Mutation, Suppressor?

The restoration of the wild-type phenotype in an organism possessing a mutationally altered genotype. The effects of the mutation may be suppressed by a second "suppressor" mutation on a different gene, by a suppressor mutation on the same gene but located at a distance from the site of the primary mutation, or by the presence of a cytoplasmic suppressor due to a change in non-chromosomal DNA.

More Medical Conditions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day