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frameshift


frame·shift

adj \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

adrift, airlift, blueshift, chairlift, dead lift, downshift, face-lift, forklift, gearshift, makeshift, redshift, sealift, shape-shift, shoplift, short shrift, ski lift, snowdrift, spendthrift, spindrift, split shift, stick shift, swing shift, uplift, upshift

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