Genetic Function
indel mutation
Subclass of:
Mutagenesis Process; Mutation
Definitions related to indel mutation:
  • A mutation class that includes insertion mutations, deletion mutations and mutation events where both an insertion and a deletion has occurred.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A mutation named with the blend of insertion and deletion. It refers to a length difference between two ALLELES where it is unknowable if the difference was originally caused by a SEQUENCE INSERTION or by a SEQUENCE DELETION. If the number of nucleotides in the insertion/deletion is not divisible by three, and it occurs in a protein coding region, it is also a FRAMESHIFT MUTATION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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