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gene complementation

Broader Terms:

gene interaction

Scope Note:

the restoration of wild-type function by two different mutations brought together in the same cell; interaction between two genetic units, one or both of which are defective, permitting the organism containing these units to function normally, whereas it could not do so if either unit were absent.

Term Number:

1257-2329


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