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Record 1 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The substitution of a purine for a pyrimidine or of a pyrimidine for a purine at any base location (site) in DNA (or RNA if this is the carrier of primary genetic information).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Mutation au cours de laquelle une base purique est remplacée par une base pyrimidique, ou vice-versa. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

transversion : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
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