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mutein

[ myoo-teen, -tee-in ]
/ ˈmyu tin, -ti ɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

a mutationally altered protein.

Words nearby mutein

mutch, mutchkin, mute, mute swan, muted, mutein, mutha, muti, muticous, mutilate, mutilating keratoderma

Origin of mutein

apparently mut(ation) + (prot)ein
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Medical definitions for mutein

mutein
[ myōō′tēn′, -tē-ĭn ]

n.

A protein arising as a result of a mutation.
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