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point mutation

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006780

A genetic alteration caused by the substitution of a single nucleotide for another nucleotide. Also called point variant.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006780
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymspoint variant
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006780",
  "term": "point mutation",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A genetic alteration caused by the substitution of a single nucleotide for another nucleotide. Also called point variant.",
  "synonyms": [
    "point variant"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/point-mutation/"
}

Record 13,405 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.