As used in genetics, a mutation that causes a sequence such that there is a substitution of one amino acid residue for another.
- m. suppression a mutation in tRNA that allows for incorporation of an amino acid residue that allows for full function of the gene product.
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mis·sense 'mis-.sen(t)s adj relating to or being a genetic mutation involving alteration of one or more codons so that different amino acids are determined <\missense mutations> <a \missense suppressor> compare ANTISENSE, NONSENSE
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mis·sense (misґsens) in genetics, pertaining to a mutation in which a codon is altered so that it encodes a different amino acid from that found in the wild type.Medical dictionary. 2011.