Cytosine to Adenosine Transversion Abnormality

**Semantic type:** Cell or Molecular Dysfunction

**Definition:** A point mutation involving the substitution of Adenosine (a purine base) for Cytosine (a pyrimidine base) in a DNA sequence from eukaryotic or prokaryotic organisms. This abnormality can be either heritable or occur somatically.

**Synonyms:** - Cytosine to Adenosine Mutation - Cytosine to Adenosine Transversion