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INDEL Mutation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A mutation named with the blend of insertion and deletion. It refers to a length difference between two ALLELES where it is unknowable if the difference was originally caused by a SEQUENCE INSERTION or by a SEQUENCE DELETION. If the number of nucleotides in the insertion/deletion is not divisible by three, and it occurs in a protein coding region, it is also a FRAMESHIFT MUTATION.

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Entry terms

  • Insertion-Deletion Mutation

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z69CL4G0-S

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