Medical Definition of Conservative substitution

1. In a gene product, a substitution of one amino acid with another with generally similar properties (size, hydrophobicity, etc), such that the overall functioning is likely not to be seriously affected. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conservative Substitution

conservation of mass
conservation of matter
conservation of momentum
conservation of natural resources
conservation of parity
conservatism
conservatisms
conservative
conservative
conservatively
conservatives
Conservative Jew
Conservative Judaism
Conservative Party
conservative replication
conservative substitution (current term)
conservative treatment
conservativism
conservativist
conservatize
conservatized
conservatizes
conservatizing
conservatoire
conservatoires
conservator
conservator-ward relation
conservatorial
conservatories
conservators

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