Glossary of Terms Used in Genetics
 
 
 
 
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Formyl Group - The radical CHO which is regarded as the essential residue of formic acid.
 
Formyl Methionine - This is methionine that has been modified by the addition of a formyl group to one of the hydrogens of it's amino group.
 
Frameshift mutation - Changes that alter the grouping of nucleotides into codons.
 
 
 

 
 
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