Missense mutation

A change in the DNA sequence of a gene that results in one amino acid (protein building block) being replaced with an amino acid that is different from the usual one at that position in the gene. Some missense mutations have little or no effect on the function of the protein, while others may change the function of the protein. Also called missense variant.

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