mismatch of bases

mismatch of bases

the noncomplementary pairing of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule, perhaps following on from a SUBSTITUTION MUTATION event. The error may be corrected at the next replication of the DNA molecule, producing one mutant and one normal molecule.

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