indel

English

Etymology

Blend of insertion +‎ deletion.

Noun

indel (plural indels)

1. (genetics) Either an insertion or deletion mutation in the genetic code.
   • 2009, January 16, “e S & T”, in MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: The Structure of Change‎^[Science], volume 323, number 5912:

     The observation that indels are enriched in linker relative to core sequence is also difficult to reconcile with a model of linker sequence conservation, because sites that are constrained for substitutions are also likely to be constrained for indel events.

Anagrams

• Edlin, Nield, lined