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frame·shift | \ ˈfrām-ˌshift 
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\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
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frameshift
adjectiveframe·shift | \ -ˌshift \
\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
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The first known use of frameshift was in 1965
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