Missense Mutation

​Missense Mutation

Missense Mutation
Missense_Mutation_definition_Brody_Larry.mp3

A missense mutation is a DNA change that results in different amino acids being encoded at a particular position in the resulting protein. Some missense mutations alter the function of the resulting protein.

Missense-mutation

Missense_Mutation_transcription_Brody_Larry.mp3

Missense Mutation. Missense mutations can also be benign and change an amino acid in a protein without altering its function.

Lawrence Brody, Ph.D.
Lawrence Brody, Ph.D.

Director

Division Of Genomics and Society

Mutation Amino Acids Base Pair Codon Gene Point Mutation Genetic Code Protein