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TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE MUTATION [2 records]

Record 1 2013-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A mutation leading to a gene that is functional at a low (high) temperature, but is inactive at a higher (lower) temperature. Such mutations produce phenotype at one temperature, but a mutant at another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Mutation conduisant à la production d'une protéine fonctionnelle à basse température, mais inactivée par une augmentation de la température ou vice versa. Elle est habituellement causée par une mutation faux-sens.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A conditional mutation that results in an abnormality at one temperature(s) and not at others. In lower organisms, cold-sensitive mutations tend to occur in genes coding for proteins with strict conformational requirements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Mutation conditionnelle, qui ne s'exprime que dans certaines conditions de température.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
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