Medical Definition of Conservative substitution

1. In a gene product, a substitution of one amino acid with another with generally similar properties (size, hydrophobicity, etc), such that the overall functioning is likely not to be seriously affected. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conservative Substitution

conservation of matter
conservation of momentum
conservation of natural resources
conservation of parity
conservational
conservationally
conservationism
conservationist
conservationists
conservations
conservatism
conservatisms
conservative
conservative model
conservative replication
conservative substitution (current term)
conservative treatment
conservatively
conservativeness
conservatives
conservativism
conservativisms
conservativist
conservatize
conservatized
conservatizes
conservatizing
conservatoire
conservatoires
conservator

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