frameshift mutation

American  

noun

Genetics.

1. a mutation caused by frameshift.

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Example Sentences

It happened to have a type of mutation, known as a frameshift mutation, that was rare in coronavirus samples.

From Seattle Times

Such a “frameshift” mutation can change many of the amino acids of a gene’s protein, making it more foreign to the immune system.

From Science Magazine

We observed mutant allele transmission for both gRNA#1 and gRNA#2 but failed to identify a deletion leading to a frameshift mutation for gRNA#2 so no stable line was generated for this CRISPR.

From Nature

PreXMRV-1 is replication-defective because of a 16-nt deletion in and a +1 frameshift mutation in .

From Science Magazine