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NONSENSE SUPPRESSOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A suppressor gene that allows the insertion of an amino acid into the growing polypeptide chain in response to a nonsense codon. In the absence of such a suppressor, premature chain termination occurs. They represent mutations in a gene for a minor transfer RNA (suppressor tRNA), or perhaps in a duplicate of a gene for a major tRNA species, so that a new tRNA is made which can translate a nonsense codon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Gène suppresseur pour un des codons de terminaison. Ces gènes permettent la lecture d'un signal stop comme s'il s'agissait d'un codon correspondant à un acide aminé spécifique.

Spanish

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