DELETION


Meaning of DELETION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈlē-shən, dē- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin deletion-, deletio destruction, from delēre

Date: 1590

1. : the act of deleting

2.

a. : something deleted

b.

(1) : the absence of a section of genetic material from a gene or chromosome

(2) : the mutational process that results in a deletion

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.