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missense

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mis·sense  (mssns)
adj.
Of or relating to a mutation that changes a codon for one amino acid into a codon for a different amino acid.


missense  (mssns)
Relating to a mutation that changes a codon for one amino acid into a codon for a different amino acid. See more at point mutation.


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Rachel Karchin, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and doctoral student Hannah Carter have revealed that the new process focuses on missense mutations, meaning protein sequences that each possess a single tiny variation from the normal pattern.
Buna gore CMG2 proteininde trunkasyona yol acan mutasyonlar iSH ile sonuclanirken; missense mutasyonlar JHF ile sonuclanir (10,11).
In contrast to [alpha]-thalassemia, [beta]-thalassemia is characterized by small missense or nonsense mutations in the [beta]-globin gene (HBB), which reduce or completely abrogate gene expression.
 
 
 
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