complementation
noun
com·ple·men·ta·tion
ˌkäm-plə-(ˌ)men-ˈtā-shən 
-mən-
1
: the operation of determining the complement of a mathematical set
2
: production of normal phenotype in an individual heterozygous for two closely related mutations with one on each homologous chromosome and at a slightly different position
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Interspecies blastocyst complementation is a method that could help create human organs in animals.
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Study Summaries, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
Though the papers overlap to a great extent, there are subtle differences which result in complementation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2011
The details of complementation of two alleles matter a great deal to the bottom line, and the concept of hybrid vigor has percolated out to the general public, with the more informed being cognizant of heterozygosity.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010
Since two lineages will likely have different deleterious alleles, crossing them will result in immediate complementation and masking of the deleterious alleles in heterozygote state.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2010
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Study Summaries, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
Though the papers overlap to a great extent, there are subtle differences which result in complementation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2011
The details of complementation of two alleles matter a great deal to the bottom line, and the concept of hybrid vigor has percolated out to the general public, with the more informed being cognizant of heterozygosity.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010
Since two lineages will likely have different deleterious alleles, crossing them will result in immediate complementation and masking of the deleterious alleles in heterozygote state.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2010
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complementation
noun
com·ple·men·ta·tion
ˌkäm-plə-(ˌ)men-ˈtā-shən, -mən-
1
: the formation of neutral colors from complementary colors
2
: production of normal phenotype in an individual heterozygous for two closely related mutations with one on each homologous chromosome and at a slightly different position
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