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Temperature-sensitive mutant
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<p>Temperature-sensitive mutations are variants of genes that allow the organism to function normally at low temperatures but alter its function at higher temperatures. Cold-sensitive mutants are variants of <a href="/facts/Gene/e1swwPY6">genes</a> that allow normal function of the organism at higher temperatures but altered function at low temperatures. </p>