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frameshift

frame·shift
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [freym-shift]
    • /ˈfreɪmˌʃɪft/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [freym-shift]
    • /ˈfreɪmˌʃɪft/

Definitions of frameshift word

  • noun frameshift the addition or deletion of one or more nucleotides in a strand of DNA, which shifts the codon triplets of the genetic code of messenger RNA and causes a misreading during translation, resulting in an aberrant protein and therefore a mutation. 1
  • noun frameshift Frameshift mutation. 1
  • noun frameshift a frameshift mutation is a genetic mutation in which a number of nucleotides not divisible by three are either inserted into or deleted from a nucleic acid sequence 0

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Parts of speech for Frameshift

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frameshift popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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