deletion
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- noun
- /dɪˈliːʃən/
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deleción
- Prior to data analysis, all data were screened, and a listwise deletion method was employed to eliminate missing data.
- insertion-deletion
- nucleotide deletion
- listwise deletion
Essentially, they found that combinations of three nucleotide additions or three deletions were OK, suggesting a triplet code.
- Essentially, they found that combinations of three nucleotide additions or three deletions were OK, suggesting a triplet code.
Examples
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Unlike the original deletion strain, the transgenic animals reach adulthood but are very short-lived.
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Omicron and Alpha test for these two, and this is because they have this genetic change called deletion in the spike S gene.
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What appears to be a nucleotide deletion would still destroy any chance of getting results.
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Essentially, they found that combinations of three nucleotide additions or three deletions were OK, suggesting a triplet code.
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In humans it is not functional and there have been three different mutations between humans and chimpanzees, an insertion, A deletion and a point mutation.
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To directly test the effect of premature stop-encoding mutations in this gene, we generated a series of deletion alleles via CRISPR/Cas9 editing.
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One infant had a genomic homozygous deletion, while two siblings had a heterozygous mutation in the fas gene.
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Among the 15 DSPR founder strains, the 22-bp deletion allele at Ugt86Dd is fairly common (4/15 or 27%).
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Scientists found that a small deletion in the gene caused a significant change in the organism's traits.
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The deletion of several nucleotides on chromosome 22 can lead to serious health issues.
Synonyms
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The act of removing something you do not need
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Compounds
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A program option that automatically removes messages or files after a set time
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A feature that automatically removes files or messages after a set time
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Etymology
The word deletion comes from the verb delete, from the old Latin delere meaning 'to wipe out' and the part de- meaning 'away'. So in genetics, a deletion is when a small piece of DNA has been taken 'away' or lost, which can change how a gene works.