Associations to the word «Missense»

Wiktionary

MISSENSE, noun. (biology) 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.
MISSENSE MUTATION, noun. A point mutation that results in the substitution of one amino acid by another.
MISSENSE MUTATIONS, noun. Plural of missense mutation

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley