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Macromutation

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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.
hypermutationnoun(uncountable) Frequent mutation
mutationnounAny alteration or change.
radiomutationnoun(genetics) A genetic mutation due to the effects of ionizing radiation
macrotransitionnounA relatively large transition
microinversionnoun(genetics) A small-scale genetic inversion
hypermutagenesisnounSynonym of hypermutation.
mutonnoun(genetics) A unit of mutation forming part of a recon.
neomutationnounA mutation that has not been previously described / recorded
frameshiftnounA frameshift mutation.
paramutationnoun(genetics) A mutation in which a heritable change in one allele is induced by another in the same locus
frameshiftingnounframeshift mutation
immutationnoun(archaic) change (alteration, mutation, modification)
mutation pressurenounSynonym of mutationism.
remutationnounmutation again, or back to a previous form
macroreactionnounLarge-scale reaction
retromutationnoun(genetics) A mutation to a previous (typically an original) form.
backmutationnoun(genetics) A mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype.
chromoanasynthesisnoun(genetics) A large, chaotic rearrangement of the genes of a chromosome.
insertionnounThe act of inserting, or something inserted.

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