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Meaning of nonsense-mediated decay | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cellular pathway for the rapid destruction of messenger RNAs with premature stop codons resulting from nonsense mutations or frameshifts.

uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

nonsensibility Nonsensical nonsensicality Nonsensically Nonsensicalness nonsensification

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