Word: frameshiftings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fra
me
shif
tings
Definition: Plural of frameshifting; a genetic mutation caused by indels (insertions or deletions) of a number of nucleotides in a DNA sequence that is not divisible by three
Morphemes:
Affix: frame
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
Affix: shift
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mutation in which the DNA or RNA from two different sources (such as viruses or bacteria) combine.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.