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== Nonsense Mutation == ...of [[mutation]] that results in a premature [[stop codon]], or a 'nonsense codon' in the transcribed [[mRNA]], causing a halt in [[protein synthesis]].

== Nonsense (Medicine) == ...[DNA]] sequence that results in a premature stop [[codon]], or a 'nonsense codon'. This leads to the creation of a shorter, and often non-functional, protei

...an what was originally intended, or it can cause the protein production to stop prematurely. ...in a sequence of DNA that results in a premature stop codon, or a nonsense codon in the transcribed mRNA, and possibly a truncated, and often nonfunctional

The term "codon" was first used in 1962 and is derived from the Greek word "kódon", which ...re 64 possible codons, 61 of which code for amino acids and 3 of which are stop codons that signal the end of protein synthesis.

...in a sequence of DNA that results in a premature stop codon, or a nonsense codon in the transcribed mRNA, and possibly a truncated, and often nonfunctional

...tation|Nonsense Mutations]]''': These mutations result in a premature stop codon, which can lead to a truncated, non-functional protein.