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point mutation

A mutation that changes only one small area or one nucleotide in a gene.

point mutation

A mutation in which one nucleotide is added, deleted, or replaced by another. Point mutations include missense, nonsense, frameshift, and silent mutations.

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point mutation - (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

gene mutation

genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation - (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

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point mutation (redirected from Point source mutations)

point mutation
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