mutant gene

/ˌmjutnt dʒin/
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Other forms: mutant genes

Definitions of mutant gene
  1. noun
    a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected
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    types:
    CFTR, cystic fibrosis transport regulator
    the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis
    type of:
    cistron, factor, gene
    (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
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