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ochre mutation

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: ochre mutation
(′ō·kər myü′tā·shən)

(genetics) Alteration of a codon to UAA, a stop codon that results in premature termination of the polypeptide chain in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.


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