Multiple Transversion Abnormalities

**Semantic type:** Cell or Molecular Dysfunction

**Definition:** Multiple point mutations in a DNA sequence from eukaryotic or prokaryotic organisms in which each mutation occurs by substitution of a purine base for a pyrimidine base or vice versa. These abnormalities can be either heritable or occur somatically.

**Synonyms:** - Multiple Transversion Mutations - Transversion Mutations