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Point Mutation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021341

A small-scale mutation in which a single nucleotide is exchanged for another. Mutagenic chemicals and mistakes in DNA replication may result in point mutations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021341
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021341",
  "term": "Point Mutation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A small-scale mutation in which a single nucleotide is exchanged for another. Mutagenic chemicals and mistakes in DNA replication may result in point mutations.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/point-mutation/"
}

Record 21,341 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.