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complementation

com·ple·men·ta·tion [ kòmplə men táysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. complementing of something: the act or fact of completing, perfecting, or going well with something else

2. balancing effect of mutations: the effect produced when two separate mutations occur together in an organism and partly or wholly cancel out each other's action

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