frameshift mutations

A form of frameshift mutation — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of frameshift mutation
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