frameshift
frameshift · frameshifts · frameshifted · frameshifting
To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an…To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
Meaning
1 sensesTo use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
Origin
From frame + shift.From frame + shift.
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Forms
frameshifts, frameshifting, frameshifted, frameshifted| Base form | frameshift · to frameshift |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | frameshifts |
| Present participle | frameshifting |
| Past simple | frameshifted |
| Past participle | frameshifted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle