NALT

Preferred term

nonsense mutation

Topic

A mutation in which a sense codon (which codes for an amino acid) is converted to the same sequence as a stop codon. This abnormal occurrence causes premature termination of protein translation resulting in the production of truncated proteins which may be non-functional.

mutation

amber mutation
amber nonsense mutation
ochre nonsense mutation
opal mutation
opal nonsense mutation

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

40897

Spanish

mutación sin sentido

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/53832

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 3/1/16