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Frameshifter

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frameshiftingnounframeshift mutation
frameshiftnounA frameshift mutation.
shufflonnoun(genetics) A plasmid that "shuffles" recombination sites on DNA segments
coshiftnoun(genetics) The shift (movement) of a gene along with another
frameshift mutationnoun(genetics) A genetic mutation that either inserts or deletes a number of nucleotides that is not divisible by three (i.e., a non-integer number of codons), altering the reading frame of the portion of the gene downstream of the mutation and causing it to code for a completely different protein sequence.
shiftagenounMovement by shifting.
exon shufflingnoun(genetics) The proposed mixing of different exons either within a gene or between two nonallelic genes.
shiftnounA movement to do something, a beginning.
jumping genenoun(more informal) Synonym of transposon.
knockinnoun(genetics) The insertion of a cDNA sequence at a particular locus in an organism's chromosome
pseudocopynoun(genetics) An imperfect (mutated or incomplete) copy of a gene that is inserted into another segment of the DNA or RNA.
microinversionnoun(genetics) A small-scale genetic inversion
reshiftingnounShifting again.
superwobblenoun(genetics) An extended wobble that relies on codon synonyms
upshifternoun(engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a higher level or frequency.
transfragnoun(genetics) A transcribed fragment (of DNA)
paramutationnoun(genetics) A mutation in which a heritable change in one allele is induced by another in the same locus
hypertranslocationnoun(genetics) translocation by means of RNA polymerase
blueshiftingnounThe production of a blueshift
insertantnoun(genetics) A mutation that is inserted into a gene

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