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frameshift mutation

frameshift mutation noun: a genetic mutation that either inserts or deletes a number of nucleotides that is not divisible by three (i.e., a non-integer number of codons), altering the reading frame of the portion of the gene downstream of the mutation and causing it to code for a completely different protein sequence.

Noun

frameshift mutation (countable and uncountable, plural frameshift mutations)

  1. A genetic mutation that either inserts or deletes a number of nucleotides that is not divisible by three (i.e., a non-integer number of codons), altering the reading frame of the portion of the gene downstream of the mutation and causing it to code for a completely different protein sequence.

Forms of frameshift mutation

pluralframeshift mutations

Questions about frameshift mutation

What does frameshift mutation mean?
Frameshift mutation means a genetic mutation that either inserts or deletes a number of nucleotides that is not divisible by three (i.e., a non-integer number of codons), altering the reading frame of the portion of the gene downstream of the mutation and causing it to code for a completely different protein sequence.
What part of speech is frameshift mutation?
Frameshift mutation is a noun.
What is the plural of frameshift mutation?
The plural of frameshift mutation is frameshift mutations.

Words near frameshift mutation in the dictionary

  1. framesaws
  2. frameset
  3. framesets
  4. framesful
  5. frameshift
  6. frameshift mutation
  7. frameshift mutations
  8. frameshifted
  9. frameshifter
  10. frameshifters
  11. frameshifting

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