Concept information
Preferred term
nonsense mutation
Definition
- Normally, messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) translation to protein is terminated by one of three stop codons. A point mutation that converts a codon for a normal amino acid into a stop codon is called a nonsense mutation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Nonsense Mutation]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J4J3RS0F-W
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