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Abstract
A change to a DNA SEQUENCE that doesn't change the AMINO ACID SEQUENCE of the protein made.
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13 entry terms
- Mutations, Silent
- Silent Mutations
- Synonymous Codon Substitutions
- Synonymous Mutations
- Codon Substitution, Synonymous
- Codon Substitutions, Synonymous
- Mutation, Silent
- Mutation, Synonymous
- Mutations, Synonymous
- Substitution, Synonymous Codon
- Substitutions, Synonymous Codon
- Synonymous Codon Substitution
- Synonymous Mutation
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5 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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History Note
2016
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Previous Indexing
- Mutation (1982-2015)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Silent Mutation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000069456. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000069456
- Silent Mutation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_mutation
- Silent Mutation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2717121