frameshift
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adjective \ˈfrām-ˌshift\Definition of FRAMESHIFT
: relating to, being, or causing a mutation in which a number of nucleotides not divisible by three is inserted or deleted so as to change the reading frame of some triplet codons during genetic translation
— frameshift noun
First Known Use of FRAMESHIFT
1967
Rhymes with FRAMESHIFT
frame·shift
adjective \-ˌshift\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of FRAMESHIFT
: relating to, being, or causing a mutation in which a number of nucleotides not divisible by three is inserted or deleted so that some triplet codons are read incorrectly during genetic translation <frameshift mutations> <frameshift mutagens>
—frameshift noun
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