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nonsense mutation |
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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). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In test-tube studies, they demonstrated that human cells with a CFTR gene containing a premature stop codon could occasionally construct the full protein if treated with aminoglycosides. |
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