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Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Variation > Mutation > Codon, Nonsense
... > Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Genetic Code > Codon > Codon, Terminator > Codon, Nonsense
... > Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleic Acids > RNA > RNA, Messenger > Codon > Codon, Terminator > Codon, Nonsense
... > Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Genome > Genome Components > Genes > Gene Components > Codon > Codon, Terminator > Codon, Nonsense

Preferred term

Codon, Nonsense  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Codon, Premature Stop
  • Codon, Premature Termination
  • Codons, Nonsense
  • Codons, Premature Stop
  • Codons, Premature Termination
  • Codon, Termination, Premature
  • Nonsense Codon
  • Nonsense Codons
  • Premature Stop Codon
  • Premature Stop Codons
  • Premature Termination Codon
  • Premature Termination Codons
  • Stop Codon, Premature
  • Stop Codons, Premature
  • Termination Codon, Premature
  • Termination Codons, Premature

Note

  • for amber or ochre suppressor mutations use SUPPRESSION, GENETIC

Scope note

  • An amino acid-specifying codon that has been converted to a stop codon (CODON, TERMINATOR) by mutation. Its occurance is abnormal causing premature termination of protein translation and results in production of truncated and non-functional proteins. A nonsense mutation is one that converts an amino acid-specific codon to a stop codon.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018389

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