Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The restoration of wild-type phenotype in a diploid or merodiploid organism when two different recessive mutations are present in different genes, allowing each mutant allele to be compensated by the wild-type allele from the other parent.