nonsense mutation

noun

Meaning

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

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Related words

nonsense(English)amorph(English)nonsensification(English)nonsense word(English)nonmutator(English)nonsinse(English)nonsince(English)nonnonsense(English)

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