noun
- Plural of missense; mutations or changes in DNA that result in a codon coding for a different amino acid, potentially altering protein function.
Usage: genetics; molecular biology
Examples
- The researchers identified several missenses in the gene that contributed to the disease.
- Missenses can have varying effects on protein structure and function.
- Not all missenses result in observable phenotypic changes.
- The study focused on how different missenses affected enzyme activity.
- Genetic screening revealed multiple missenses in the patient's DNA sequence.