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Glossary
Term
Reversion MGI Glossary
Definition
A mutation event that alters an allele conferring a mutant phenotype into one conferring a wild-type phenotype. The mutation need not restore the gene to its original nucleotide sequence to be considered a reversion event.
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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04/03/2013
MGI 5.12 		The Jackson Laboratory