Sentence examples for minor mutation from inspiring English sources

The current virus appears to be a minor mutation, rather than a major new shift.

The discovery, reported in the 13 November issue of Nature, demonstrates that a minor mutation may have the potential to split one species in two.

We sequenced one clone, and found it to be identical to published genomic sequences of MVA, with the exception of a minor mutation that is polymorphic amongst Vaccinia virus strains and was present in the parent MVA recombinant.

Two types of genetic alterations may inactivate an IGHV gene segment, i.e., point or minor mutation and unequal meiotic crossover.

Four minor mutation sites caused three nonsense mutations and one frameshift on the pol or env region (Supplementary Table S5).

The major sporadic AD cases exhibit onset in their 70s or even later, whereas the minor, mutation linked, familial AD cases exhibit onset typically during their 50s.

Deletions or insertions into a person's DNA can be quite serious, but there are also minor mutations that might not affect amino acids produced from the DNA.

Genetic studies by Oxford team member Sophie Kahn, not yet published, indicate that only minor mutations underlie the variations in these three morphs, says Rainey.

The second selection process would allow minor mutations to occur in the DNA coding sequence, leading to amino acid selection and functional maintenance of the proteins under fluctuating environmental conditions.

The team also used the technique to identify minor mutations that helped a protein with a strong tendency to misfold in E. coli find its correct shape more easily.

A mutation was considered transient if its frequency subsequently decreased below 100% for complete mutations, or below 50% for dominant mutations, or if minor mutations disappeared over the observation period; e.g, a minor transient mutation is outlined at position 419 in Figure 2B.