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nonsense mutation [′nän‚səns myü‚tā·shən]

(cell and molecular biology)

A mutation that changes a codon that codes for one amino acid into a codon that does not specify any amino acid (a nonsense codon).

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No references found			Alstrom syndrome: intrafamilial phenotypic variability in sibs with a novel nonsense mutation of the ALMS1 gene. A rare cause of dilated cardiomyopathy; Alstrom syndrome/Dilate ... by Unlu, Cihan; Ustun, Ihsan; Akay, Fahrettin; Dogan, Umuttan / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi) Identification of a nonsense mutation producing a downstream cryptic 3' splice site. Genetic factors that might lead to different responses in individuals ... by Fowler, Bruce A. / Environmental Health Perspectives 5254C >T (C >T) nonsense mutation cause the premature termination of the predicted sacsin protein. Recent advances in the understanding of ARSACS by Richter, Andrea / Generations			nonremovable discontinuity nonrenewable fuse nonrenewable fuse unit nonrepeating decimal nonreproducible drawing nonreproducing code nonrepudiation nonresident routine nonresidue nonresonant antenna nonresonant line nonreturn valve nonrhegmatogenous retinal detachment nonrigid plastic nonrotating disk nonrotational strain Nonruminantia nonsaccharine sorghum Nonscale Heating Furnace nonscrollable message nonsegregated reservoir nonselective medium nonselective mining nonselective radiator nonsense correlation nonsense mutation nonsense suppression nonsense verse nonseptate nonservo robot nonshared control unit nonshattering glass Nonshop Enterprise-Management Structure nonshorting contact switch nonshrinking steel nonsimultaneous prestressing Nonsingular Matrix nonsingular transformation nonsinusoidal waveform nonsiphon trap nonskid nonslip concrete nonslip nosing nonsoap grease nonsorted polygon nonspecific nonspecific active immunotherapy Nonspecific Chronic Lung Diseases nonspecific hepatitis nonspecific immunity Nonspecific Ulcerative Colitis			nonsegmental nonsegregated nonsegregated reservoir nonsegregational methods nonselective nonselective angiography nonselective angiography nonselective angiography nonselective angiography nonselective medium nonselective mining nonselective radiator Nonselective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor nonself nonself nonself Nonself-Drilling, Nonself-Tapping Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Tumor nonseminomatous testicular tumors Nonsence Nonsence Nonsensal Nonsensal nonsense nonsense nonsense Nonsense codon Nonsense codon nonsense correlation nonsense correlation nonsense mutation Nonsense mutations Nonsense mutations Nonsense poem Nonsense poem Nonsense poetry Nonsense poetry Nonsense rhyme Nonsense rhyme nonsense suppression nonsense syllable nonsense syndrome nonsense triplet nonsense verse nonsense verse Nonsense verses Nonsense Word Fluency Nonsense-Mediated Decay Nonsense-poetry Nonsense-poetry nonsenses nonsenses nonsenses nonsensical nonsensical nonsensical language nonsensical talk nonsensicality nonsensicality nonsensically nonsensically

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