nonsense mutation

noun

A point mutation that generates either a premature stop codon, or a codon that does not specify any amino acid.

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Meanings

nounnonsense mutation (plural nonsense mutations)

plural nonsense mutations

  1. biologyA point mutation that generates either a premature stop codon, or a codon that does not specify any amino acid.

Translations

Finnish nonsense-mutaatio
  • nonsense-mutaatiogenetics: inproductive mutation
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Chicago

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