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point mutation

point mutation noun: a mutation that involves the replacement, addition or deletion of a small number of bases (especially just one) at a specific site within a gene.

Noun

point mutation (plural point mutations)

  1. A mutation that involves the replacement, addition or deletion of a small number of bases (especially just one) at a specific site within a gene.

point mutation meaning in Tamil

point mutation in Tamil

புள்ளித் திடீர் மாற்றம்

Forms of point mutation

pluralpoint mutations

Questions about point mutation

What does point mutation mean?
Point mutation means a mutation that involves the replacement, addition or deletion of a small number of bases (especially just one) at a specific site within a gene.
What is point mutation in Tamil?
Point mutation in Tamil is புள்ளித் திடீர் மாற்றம். See Point mutation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is point mutation?
Point mutation is a noun.
What is the plural of point mutation?
The plural of point mutation is point mutations.

Words near point mutation in the dictionary

  1. point mass
  2. point masses
  3. Point May
  4. point men
  5. Point Mugu
  6. point mutation
  7. point mutations
  8. Point Nemo
  9. point net
  10. point of articulation
  11. Point of Ayr

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