Word: backmutation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
mu
ta
tion
Definition: A mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
Affix: mutate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To undergo mutation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mūtō
Language: la
Decoded: muto
Meaning: I move, I change, I vary
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a state or condition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.