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Definition of Point mutation
1. Noun. (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene.
Category relationships: Genetic Science, Genetics
Generic synonyms: Chromosomal Mutation, Genetic Mutation, Mutation
Definition of Point mutation
1. Noun. (genetics) A mutation that involves the replacement, addition or deletion of a small number of bases (especially just one) at a specific site within a gene ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Point mutation
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Point Mutation
Literary usage of Point mutation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The correlation between clinicopathologic findings and point mutation in codon
... This study revealed that the point mutation of c-Ki-ras codon 12 in lung ..."
2. Selected Proceedings of the Sheffield Symposium on Applied Probability by Ishwar V. Basawa, Robert Lee Taylor (1991)
"The point mutation rate in higher animals is about 5 x io~9 per site per year (Li
... A more important type of non-simple-point mutation is gene conversion ..."
3. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Some of the tobacco-specific carcinogens, such as nitrosamines, which form DNA
adducts, are known to have positional preference for inducing point mutation ..."
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