point mutation

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   (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

   Synonymsgene mutation

   Broadermutation

   genetics

Questions about point mutation

What does point mutation mean?

point mutation means "(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene".

What is another word for point mutation?

Close synonyms include gene mutation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is point mutation a common word?

point mutation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.