Remutation - term definition - Biology Forum

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TallKing 16 years, 9 months ago

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- March 26, 2008 at 5:39 pm #9353
  TallKing
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  Could anybody define the term REMUTATION?
  Many thanks in advance
- March 26, 2008 at 9:14 pm #83062
  Cat
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  I think ‘Reverse mutation’ is the best description.
- March 26, 2008 at 10:06 pm #83063
  TallKing
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  Thank you.
  According to what I have red (if I got it right), it can be still another mutation in the same gene: not reverse but still the same gene mutation. Is it right/wrong? I need to know.
- March 27, 2008 at 2:21 am #83068
  Cat
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  To the best of my knowledge there is no consensus on this matter as you would find for quite a lot of terms in molecular biology. I mean there is no consensus even on the definition of the gene! I also don’t think this term is widely used.
  I can make a theoretical case for ‘remutation’ being an additional mutation within the same gene if it results in the product that can perform original function, but even that most likely will affect the same area as the first mutation…
- March 27, 2008 at 5:07 am #83073
  TallKing
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  Thanks a lot. This is what I suspected after some reading: there is no consensus on this matter…
  According to my content it seems to relult in an additional malfunction; of course, most likelely affefcting the same area.
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