Noun

• S: (n) omission, deletion (any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases)
• S: (n) deletion ((genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome)
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• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation ((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)
• S: (n) deletion ((genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome)
• S: (n) inversion ((genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed)
• S: (n) transposition ((genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome)
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation ((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)
• S: (n) deletion ((genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome)
• S: (n) inversion ((genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed)
• S: (n) transposition ((genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome)
• S: (n) point mutation, gene mutation ((genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene)
• S: (n) reversion ((genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation))
• S: (n) saltation ((genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species)
• S: (n) point mutation, gene mutation ((genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene)
• S: (n) reversion ((genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation))
• S: (n) saltation ((genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species)
• S: (n) deletion, excision, cut (the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage) "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
• S: (n) deletion (the act of deleting something written or printed)