MISSENSE


Meaning of MISSENSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmis-ˌsen(t)s ]

adjective

Etymology: mis- (I) + -sense (as in nonsense )

Date: 1961

: relating to or being a genetic mutation involving alteration of one or more codons so that different amino acids are determined — compare antisense , nonsense

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