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point mutation
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noun Genetics.
a change in a single base in a nucleotide sequence.
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Origin of point mutation
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby point mutation
pointing device, point in time, point lace, pointless, point man, point mutation, point of departure, point off, point of honor, point of honour, point of inflection
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Scientific definitions for point mutation
point mutation
A mutation in which one nucleotide is added, deleted, or replaced by another. Point mutations include missense, nonsense, frameshift, and silent mutations.
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