Concept information
Preferred term
Frameshift Mutation
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- A type of mutation in which a number of NUCLEOTIDES deleted from or inserted into a protein coding sequence is not divisible by three, thereby causing an alteration in the READING FRAMES of the entire coding sequence downstream of the mutation. These mutations may be induced by certain types of MUTAGENS or may occur spontaneously.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Frame Shift Mutation
- Mutation, Frameshift
- Out-of-Frame Mutation
Allowable Qualifier(s)
In other languages
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French
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Mutation déphasante
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Mutation frameshift
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WG4VH552-W
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