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nonsense mutation


nonsense mutation
A single DNA base substitution resulting in a stop codon. In the illustration here, the nucleotide cytosine is replaced by thymine in the DNA code, signaling the cell to shorten the protein.


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Source: National Human Genome Research Institute


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