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frameshift mutation

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noun

Genetics.

  1. a mutation caused by frameshift.

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It happened to have a type of mutation, known as a frameshift mutation, that was rare in coronavirus samples.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2022

We observed mutant allele transmission for both gRNA#1 and gRNA#2 but failed to identify a deletion leading to a frameshift mutation for gRNA#2 so no stable line was generated for this CRISPR.

From Nature • Dec. 13, 2016

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