Medical Definition of Temperature-sensitive mutant

1. A viral mutant that is able to replicate at one portion of a temperature range but not at another, the parent (wild type) strain being able to replicate over the whole temperature range. Compare: cold-sensitive mutant, quick-stop mutant. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temperature-sensitive Mutant

temperances
temperas
temperate
temperate
temperately
temperateness
temperatenesses
temperate bacteriophage
temperate phage
temperate rain forest
temperate virus
Temperate Zone
temperature
temperature
temperature-compensated vaporiser
temperature-sensitive mutant (current term)
temperatures
temperature change
temperature coefficient
temperature gradient
temperature midpoint
temperature reduction
temperature scale
temperature sense
temperature sensitive mutation
temperature spot
temperature unit
tempered
temperer
temperers

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