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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. genetic resources
  3. genome
  4. genes
  5. suppressor genes
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. biological resources
  3. genetic resources
  4. genome
  5. genes
  6. suppressor genes
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. genetic structure
  4. genome
  5. genes
  6. suppressor genes

Preferred term

suppressor genes

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Genes that have a suppressor allele or suppressor mutation which cancels the effect of a previous mutation, enabling the wild-type phenotype to be maintained or partially restored.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • amber suppressor tRNA genes
  • opal suppressor tRNA genes

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42606

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