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transversion mutation

Biology; Biochemistry

A mutation in which a purine / pyrimidine replaces a pyrimidine / purine base pair or vice versa eg. GC with TA.

poky mutation

Biology; Biochemistry

A mutation of Neurospora that produces a petite -like phenotype.

supersuppressor

Biology; Biochemistry

A mutation that can suppress a variety of other mutation s; typically a nonsense suppressor.

silent mutation

Biology; Biochemistry

A mutation that causes no functional change in the gene product.

forward mutation

Biology; Biochemistry

A mutation that converts a wild-type allele to a mutant allele.

included mutation

Biology; Biochemistry

A mutation that is expressed in a protein that is itself a subunit of a larger complex.

conditional-lethal mutation

Biology; Biochemistry

A mutation that is lethal under one condition but not lethal under another condition.

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