point mutation
mutation of a single gene
transition
term in genetics
nonsense mutation
point mutation in a sequence of DNA that results in a premature stop codon, or a nonsense codon in the transcribed mRNA, and in a truncated, incomplete, and usually nonfunctional protein product
silent mutation
point mutation where a codon is substituted with another codon that encodes the same amino acid
missense mutation
genetic point mutation that results in an amino acid change in a protein