nonsense-mediated decay

noun

A cellular pathway for the rapid destruction of messenger RNAs with premature stop codons resulting from nonsense mutations or frameshifts.

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Meanings

nounnonsense-mediated decay (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA cellular pathway for the rapid destruction of messenger RNAs with premature stop codons resulting from nonsense mutations or frameshifts.

    Synonyms: NMD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cellular pathway for the rapid destruction of messenger RNAs with premature stop codons resulting from nonsense mutations or frameshifts.

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APA

nonsense-mediated decay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsense-mediated%20decay

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“nonsense-mediated decay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsense-mediated%20decay. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsense-mediated decay,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsense-mediated%20decay.

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