frameshift

frameshift

(ˈfreɪmˌʃɪft)

n

a frameshift mutation is a genetic mutation in which a number of nucleotides not divisible by three are either inserted into or deleted from a nucleic acid sequence

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frame•shift

(ˈfreɪmˌʃɪft)

n.

the addition or deletion of one or more nucleotides in a strand of DNA, which shifts the codon triplets of the genetic code of messenger RNA, resulting in a mutation.

[1970–75]

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