mutant gene

Noun
  1. A gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected (synset 105446989)
    is a 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
    subtypes: cftr, cystic fibrosis transport regulator - the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis

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