Frame-shift mutation
frame-shift mutation
- フレームシフト変異,フレームシフト突然変異(日本語)
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Definition
Glossary of "Life (9th ed.)" by Sadava et al. (2011)
- The addition or deletion of a single or two adjacent nucleotides in a gene's sequence. Results in the misreading of mRNA during translation and the production of a nonfunctional protein. (Contrast with missense mutation, nonsense mutation, silent mutation.)