Definitions for frameshift
frameshift
frame·shift
Spelling: [freym-shift]
IPA: /ˈfreɪmˌʃɪft/
Frameshift is a 10 letter English word.
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You can make 821 anagrams from letters in frameshift (aeffhimrst).
Definitions for frameshift
noun
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the addition or deletion of one or more nucleotides in a strand of DNA, which shifts the codon triplets of the genetic code of messenger RNA and causes a misreading during translation, resulting in an aberrant protein and therefore a mutation.
Origin of frameshift
frame + shift