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What does complementation mean?

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Noun
  1. (mathematics) The replacement of a set by its complement
  2. (genetics) The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective
  3. (grammar) The relationship of a phrase to its predicate
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The mutations were backcrossed and checked for allelism by genetic complementation tests.
Also work was in progress on an agreement on harmonization and complementation of standards between Argentina and Brazil.
Sometimes, marriages of politicians are contracted with this regional complementation in mind.
This phenotype is intermediate between the two homozygotes and therefore no complementation is observed.
In the method of complementation, congruent parts are added to two figures so as to make the two new figures congruent.
Only in the instances where recombination and complementation has occurred will the E1 function be present and result in plaque formation.

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