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Silent mutation — Silent mutations are DNA mutations that do not result in a change to the amino acid sequence of a protein. They may occur in a non coding region (outside of a gene or within an intron), or they may occur within an exon in a manner that does not… … Wikipedia
silent mutation — A mutation that does not result in a change in the organism s proteins or phenotype even though the DNA base sequence has been changed … Dictionary of microbiology
silent mutation — 1. a mutation that does not affect function or production of the gene product. 2. more specifically, a change in the DNA sequence of a coding region that does not change the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide product, and so does not affect… … Medical dictionary
silent mutation — Mutations that have no effect on phenotype because they do not affect the activity of the product of the gene, usually because of codon ambiguity … Dictionary of molecular biology
Mutation — For other uses, see Mutation (disambiguation). Part of the Biology series on Evolution … Wikipedia
mutation — mutational, adj. mutationally, adv. /myooh tay sheuhn/, n. 1. Biol. a. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. b. an individual, species, or the like,… … Universalium
Mutation — A permanent change, a structural alteration, in the DNA or RNA. In humans and many other organisms, mutations occur in DNA. However, in retroviruses like HIV, mutations occur in RNA which is the genetic material of retroviruses. In most cases,… … Medical dictionary
Silent Bomber — Infobox VG title= Silent Bomber caption= developer= CyberConnect2 publisher= JP US Bandai EU Studio 3 distributor= designer= series= engine= version= released= 30 April 1999 genre= Action modes= Single player multiplayer ratings= platforms= Sony… … Wikipedia
mutation — Any change in the genome with respect to a defined wild type. Can occur at the level of ploidy, karyotype, or nucleotide sequence. Most of the latter mutations are silent (i.e. cannot be associated with any change in phenotype), either because… … Glossary of Biotechnology
Missense mutation — In genetics, a missense mutation (a type of nonsynonymous mutation) is a point mutation in which a single nucleotide is changed, resulting in a codon that codes for a different amino acid[1] (mutations that change an amino acid to a stop codon… … Wikipedia
