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deletion meaning

EN[dɪˈliːʃən]
WDeletion
  • Deletion is the act of deleting or removal by striking out material, such as a word or passage,
  • Deletion may refer to:
  • File deletion, a way of removing a file from a computer's file system
  • Code cleanup, a way of removing unnecessary variables, data structures, cookies,
  • NounPLdeletionsPREdé-SUF-tion
    1. An item that has been or will be deleted.
      1. The act of deleting.
        1. (genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
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          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • Discrepancies in the metabolic response between the two strains may be attributed in part to the missense mutation (M35T) in exon 1 and a multiexon deletion of Nnt in the C57BL/6J mice.
            • Inactivation of lomo10 by in-frame partial deletion resulted in the biosynthesis of a new phenazine metabolite, 1-carbomethoxy-6-formyl-4,9-dihydroxy-ph​enazine,along with the absence of lomofungin.
            • In the case of the trichorhinophalangeal syndrome, gene deletions can cause the disease, which may not be detected by analysis of the panel.

        Meaning of deletion for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "deletion" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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