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MISMATCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bad or unsuitable match

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mismatch" is a kind of...):

counterpart; opposite number; vis-a-vis (a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another)

Derivation:

mismatch (match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "mismatch" is one way to...):

couple; match; mate; pair; twin (bring two objects, ideas, or people together)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

mismatch (a bad or unsuitable match)

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 Context examples: 

Genomic instability associated with defective DNA mismatch repair in tumors.

(Microsatellite instability, NCI Thesaurus)

It is similar to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein Exo1 which interacts with Msh2 and which is involved in mismatch repair and recombination.

(Exonuclease 1, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

This protein is involved in DNA mismatch repair.

(DNA Mismatch Repair Protein Msh2, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in DNA mismatch repair and has been implicated in several cancers.

(MSH3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes DNA mismatch repair protein Msh3, is involved in DNA mismatch repair.

(MSH3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in mismatch repair and plays a role in several cancers.

(MSH6 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes DNA mismatch repair protein MSH6, plays a role in DNA mismatch repair.

(MSH6 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

DNA mismatch repair protein Mlh1 (756 aa, ~85 kDa) is encoded by the human MLH1 gene.

(DNA Mismatch Repair Protein Mlh1, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in DNA mismatch repair mutations in the gene result in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer-1.

(MSH2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The balance of these three competing MLH1 partners might be important in the repair of mismatches in DNA.

(DNA Mismatch Repair Protein MLH3, NCI Thesaurus)