nonsense mutation

collocation in English

meaningsofnonsenseandmutation

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nonsense
noun
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/ˈnɒn.səns/us
/ˈnɑːn.sens/
an idea, something said or written, or behaviour that is silly ...
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mutation
noun
uk
/mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/
the way in which genes change and produce ...
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(Definition ofnonsenseandmutationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Homozygosity for an enzyme-inactivatingnonsensemutationcommonly correlates with the nonsecretor phenotype.
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There are also two other types of point mutations, namely a missense mutation and anonsensemutation.
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There are also 5 splice variants, one of which has been characterized at the protein level and leads to anonsensemutation.
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These strains can not synthesize adenine due to anonsensemutationin one of the enzymes involved in biosynthetic pathway.
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However, the paternalnonsensemutationat arginine 303 truncates the peptide.
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Anonsensemutationis a point mutation that results in a premature stop codon.
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Anonsensemutationin one gene of an operon prevents the translation of subsequent genes in the unit.
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The mutations in this gene included anonsensemutationidentified in the genome of one family and an insertion mutation identified in the genome of another family.
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Another interesting and more recent example of a disabled gene, which links the deactivation of the caspase 12 gene (through anonsensemutation) to positive selection in humans.
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Another type of nonsynonymous substitution is anonsensemutationin which a codon is changed to a premature stop codon that results in truncation of the resulting protein.
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