MISMATCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mismatch mean? 

• MISMATCH (noun)
  The noun MISMATCH has 1 sense:

1. a bad or unsuitable match

  Familiarity information: MISMATCH used as a noun is very rare.

• MISMATCH (verb)
  The verb MISMATCH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MISMATCH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MISMATCH (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)

• MISMATCH (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they mismatch    ... he / she / it mismatches   
Past simple: mismatched   
Past participle: mismatched   
-ing form: mismatching   

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)

 Context examples 

This gene plays a role in DNA mismatch repair and is associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer.

(MLH3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes DNA mismatch repair protein Mlh1, plays a role in DNA mismatch repair.

(MLH1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

DNA Mismatch Repair Protein PMS1, encoded by the PMS1 gene, is implicated, with MSH2 and MLH1, in mismatch repair of dinucleotide and trinucleotide sequences.

(DNA Mismatch Repair Protein PMS1, NCI Thesaurus)

DNA mismatch repair protein Msh6 (1360 aa, ~153 kDa) is encoded by the human MSH6 gene.

(DNA Mismatch Repair Protein Msh6, NCI Thesaurus)

Mismatch recognition in human cells is mediated by two heterodimers, MutS alpha (MSH2/MSH6) and MutS beta (MSH2/MSH3) with different mispair recognition properties and abilities.

(DNA Mismatch Repair Protein MSH3, NCI Thesaurus)

Changes in the length of the repeat indicate mutations in mismatch repair genes resulting in microsatellite instability.

(Mononucleotide and Dinucleotide Marker Panel, NCI Thesaurus)

MLH1 protein is a DNA-binding, DNA-mismatch repair protein, of the MutL/HexB family, that dimerizes with PMS2 or MLH3.

(MLH1 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in DNA mismatch repair.

(MLH1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

DNA mismatch repair (MMR) is a highly conserved biological pathway that plays a key role in maintaining genomic stability.

(Mismatch Repair Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

This protein plays a role in DNA mismatch repair.

(Mismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2, NCI Thesaurus)