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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. molecular genetics
  4. mutation
  5. frameshift mutation

Preferred term

frameshift mutation

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A type of mutation in which a number of nucleotides deleted from or inserted into a protein coding sequence is not divisible by three, thereby causing an alteration in the reading frames of the entire coding sequence downstream of the mutation. These mutations may be induced by certain types of mutagens or may occur spontaneously.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • frame shift mutation
  • out-of-frame deletion
  • out-of-frame insertion
  • out-of-frame mutation

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41398

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