- the act or process of forming a complement
- the combination of two homologous chromosomes, each with a different recessive mutant gene, in a single cell to produce a normal phenotype. The deficiency of one homologue is supplied by the normal allele of the other
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com•ple•men•ta•tion
(kom′plə mən tā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- LinguisticsSee complementary distribution.
- Geneticsthe occurrence of a wild-type phenotype when two closely related, interacting mutant genes are expressed in the same cell.
- Grammar
- complement (def. 6).
- the use of grammatical complements.
- Economics, Businesscooperation in lowering tariffs to permit the movement of components among different countries when it is more profitable for each country to produce parts of a product than the whole.
- complement + -ation 1935–40
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complementation /ˌkɒmplɪmɛnˈteɪʃən/ n
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