Frameshift
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Frameshift is a noun meaning A frameshift mutation.
Meaning
A frameshift mutation.
More Meanings
- To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
Example Sentences
Commonly, there are stimulatory signals in mRNA distinct from the shift site that greatly increase the level of frameshifting at the shift site.
Considering these costs, it seems likely that mechanisms may exist to stop frameshifted translation as soon as possible, depending on the frequency of occurrence.
Ribosomal frameshifting at a particular site can yield two protein products from one coding sequence or one protein product from two overlapping open reading frames.
Word Forms
- frameshifts
- frameshifting
- frameshifted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ribosomal, mutagens, frameshifter, shift, macromutation, mutation.
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