Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonsense mutation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: non-sense -mu-ta-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A point mutation that generates either a premature stop codon, or a codon that does not specify any amino acid.

Inflected Forms

nonsense mutations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

missense mutation

Questions

What does nonsense mutation mean?: A point mutation that generates either a premature stop codon, or a codon that does not specify any amino acid.

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