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com·ple·men·ta·tion | \ ˌkäm-plə-(ˌ)men-ˈtā-shən 
, -mən- \
, -mən- \Definition of complementation
1 : the operation of determining the complement of a mathematical set
2 : production of normal phenotype in an individual heterozygous for two closely related mutations with one on each homologous chromosome and at a slightly different position
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complementation
nouncom·ple·men·ta·tion | \ ˌkäm-plə-(ˌ)men-ˈtā-shən, -mən- \
\Medical Definition of complementation
1 : the formation of neutral colors from complementary colors
2 : production of normal phenotype in an individual heterozygous for two closely related mutations with one on each homologous chromosome and at a slightly different position
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The first known use of complementation was in 1942
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