Noun
missense (countable and uncountable, plural missenses)
(biology) A damaged DNA sequence that is meaningful but has an incorrect meaning, with the result that its products do not do what they are supposed to do.
Novel three missense mutations observed in Von Hippel-Lindau gene in a patient reported with renal cell carcinoma. Source: Internet
Framework identifies genetic missense mutations linked to autism spectrum disorderA new study established a computationally integrated approach to investigate the functional impact of missense mutations. Source: Internet
However, it is known that single missense mutations can have a large spectrum from rather mild to very severe functional affects. Source: Internet