deletion

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/dɪˈliːʃən/ English

Definitions

noun

An item that has been or will be deleted.
The act of deleting.
A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome

Related words

Synonyms

omission cut delete erasure remove erase abolishment removing elimination removal eliminate abolish delisting abolition obliteration extinction

Associated

homozygous abnormalities abnormality exon mutant schwa chromosome embryos interurban mice duplication phenotype

Rhymes

accretion depletion excretion secretion completion venetian internal secretion salt depletion carburetion mucous secretion

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