Lexic.us

Definition of Complementation

1. Noun. The grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate.

2. Noun. (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts.

Definition of Complementation

1. Noun. (mathematics) The replacement of a set by its complement ¹

2. Noun. (genetics) The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective ¹

3. Noun. (grammar) The relationship of a phrase to its predicate ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Complementation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Complementation

1. The ability of a mutant chromosome to restore normal function to a cell that has a mutation in the homologous chromosome when a hybrid or heterokaryon is formed the explanation being that the mutations are in different cistrons and between the two a complete set of normal information is present. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Complementation

complementary color complementary colour complementary colours complementary distribution complementary function complementary functions complementary hypertrophy complementary medicine complementary region complementary regions

complementary role complementary sequence complementary strand complementary strands complementary structures complementation complementation-fixation test complementations complemented complementing

complementiser complementizer complementizers complements completable complete complete(a) complete A-V block complete abortion complete achromatopsia

Literary usage of Complementation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation by OECD Staff (2005)
"It did so by adopting a policy of import- export complementation that is designed to encourage specialisation by component and vehicle producers. ..."

2. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plant Vectors: Bibliography January by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"... Abstract: The Rhizobium phaseoli recA gene has been cloned by interspecific complementation of the Fee phenotype of bacteriophage lambda. ..."

3. Gene Transfer in Animal Systems: Bibliography, 1985-1991 (1993)
"These mutations define 12 new lethal complementation groups, which together ... A lethal complementation group comprising mutations in the beta-tubulin gene ..."

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