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missense

[ mĭs′sĕns′ ]

n.

A section within a strand of messenger RNA containing a codon altered through mutation so that it codes for a different amino acid.

Nearby words

  1. missed labor,
  2. misseem,
  3. missel,
  4. missel thrush,
  5. missend,
  6. missense mutation,
  7. misshape,
  8. misshapen,
  9. missile,
  10. missile gap
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Science definitions for missense

missense

[ mĭs′sĕns′ ]

Relating to a mutation that changes a codon for one amino acid into a codon for a different amino acid. See more at point mutation.
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