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frameshift.

A frameshift mutation.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A frameshift mutation.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From frame + shift.

verb
  1. To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.

Where this word comes from

From frame + shift.

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