Definition of Missense
1. a form of genetic mutation [n -S]
Medical Definition of Missense
1.
As used in genetics, a mutation that causes a sequence such that there is a substitution of one amino acid residue for another.
Missense suppression, a mutation in tRNA that allows for incorporation of an amino acid residue that allows for full function of the gene product.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Missense
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