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1. (noun) point mutation, gene mutation
(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. point mutation
A mutation caused by the substitution of one nucleotide for another. This results in the DNA molecule having a change in a single base pair.

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