frameshift mutation

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Synonyms: frame shift mutation

Antonyms: frame shift mutation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|genetics}} A [[genetic]] mutation that either [[insert]]s or [[delete]]s a number of [[nucleotide]]s that is not [[divisible]] by three (i.e., a non-[[integer]] number of [[codon]]s), 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.

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