mutator phenotype

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mutator phenotype [¦myü‚tād·ər ′fēn·ə‚tīp]

(genetics)

The loss of function of one gene, such as one for the repair of damaged deoxyribonucleic acid, that greatly increases the mutation rates at other loci.

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No references found			The failure to show mutator phenotypes in Beijing/W strains suggests that this role may have been transient (10,11). Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bangui, Central ... by Gicquel, Brigitte / Emerging Infectious Diseases Studies of hereditary tumors of the colorectum have identified 2 major pathways by which CRCs develop--the suppressor gene pathway and the mutator phenotype pathway. Molecular Characterization of Colorectal Neoplasia in Translational ... by Grizzle, William E.; Manne, Upender; Jhala, Nirag C.; Weiss, Heidi L. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine On the other hand, in Mi smegmatis, the abrogation of the Ung activity leads not only to increased mutator phenotype but also to growth inhibition by reactive nitrogen intermediates (7). Multiple rpoB mutants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and second-order ... by Mokrousov, Igor / Emerging Infectious Diseases			mutable mutable gene Mutafchiev, Petr Stoianov Mutagen mutagen persistence mutagen specificity Mutagenesis Mutagens and carcinogens Mutal Burkhanov Mutal Muzainovich Burkhanov Mutanabbi, Al- Mutanchiang Mutankiang Mutant Mutare Mutarotation Mutase Mutation mutation fixation mutation hot spot Mutation Pressure Mutation Testing Mutation Theory Mutation, Somatic Mutationism mutator phenotype Mutazilites Mute Mute Swan Muteness Mutesa I mutex muthmannite muti Muti, Riccardo Mutianus Rufus Mutilation Mutillidae Mutina War muting circuit muting switch mutiny Mutiny on the Bounty Mutis, José Celestino Mutism Muton Mutran, Khalil Mutsu Mutsuhito mutt Mutter			Mutation, Somatic Mutation, Somatic mutational mutational mutational mutational Mutational load Mutational load Mutational load Mutationalism mutationally mutationally mutationally mutationally Mutationism Mutations Mutations Mutations Mutations Mutatis mutandi Mutatis mutandi mutatis mutandis mutatis mutandis mutative mutative Mutato Mutato Mutato Mutator Mutator mutator phenotype Mutators Mutators Mutawa Mutawa'een Mutaween Mutazilite Mutazilites MUTB MUTC MUTCD Mutch mutches mutchkin mutchkins MUTCO MUTD mute mute mute mute mute Mute (Disorder) Mute (Disorder) Mute (music) Mute (speech) Mute (speech) Mute Cornett Mute Math Mute on Sound Mute people

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