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POINT MUTATION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does point mutation mean?

• POINT MUTATION (noun)
The noun POINT MUTATION has 1 sense:

1. a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

Familiarity information: POINT MUTATION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POINT MUTATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

gene mutation; point mutation

Hypernyms ("point mutation" is a kind of...):

chromosomal mutation; genetic mutation; mutation ((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)

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