selenocysteine_loss [SO_0002009]

A sequence variant whereby at least one base of a codon encoding selenocysteine is changed, resulting in a different encoded amino acid.

selenocysteine_loss

ID: SO_0002009

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A sequence variant whereby at least one base of a codon encoding selenocysteine is changed, resulting in a different encoded amino acid.

Request from Uma Devi Paila, UVA. Variants in the sites of rare amino acids e.g. Selenocysteine. These are important impact terms since a loss of such rare amino acids may lead to a loss of function.

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Synonym Scope Reference
selenocysteine loss exact synonym