missense codon

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missense codon [′mis·əns ′kō‚dän]

(genetics)

A mutant codon that directs the incorporation of a different amino acid and results in the synthesis of a protein with a sequence in which one amino acid has been replaced by a different one; in some cases the mutant protein may be unstable or less active.

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