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Missense Uncommon

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Definitions
Noun
1

A damaged DNA sequence that is meaningful but has an incorrect meaning, with the result that its products do not do what they are supposed to do.

See Also
nonsense
Related Terms

Origin

This word combines the prefix mis- with sense to mean a meaning that is incorrect or mistaken. It originally described an error in interpretation rather than a literal translation of its parts.

Rhyming Words
anse tense lense pense mense dense cense wanse minse rinse banse hanse manse danse chinse odense flense amanse intense alfonse
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