Reversions, or Reverse Mutations (I

question 29

Essay

Reversions, or reverse mutations (i.e., mutations that restore the wild-type phenotype initially lost by an earlier mutation), can be either of two types: back mutations or suppressor mutations.How you could distinguish between these two different types of reversions?

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