Difference between revisions of "Deletion"
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(New page: '''Deletion''' is a particular kind of mutation: loss of a piece of DNA from a chromosome. Deletion of a gene or part of a gene can lead to a disease or abnormality. [[Category:Ge...) |
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| − | '''Deletion''' is a particular kind of mutation: loss of a piece of [[DNA]] from a [[chromosome]]. Deletion of a gene or part of a gene can lead to a disease or abnormality. | + | '''Deletion''' is a particular kind of mutation: loss of a piece of [[DNA]] from a [[chromosome]]. Deletion of a gene or part of a gene can lead to a disease or abnormality. It can also rarely be a favorable mutation. |
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Latest revision as of 19:19, December 5, 2008
Deletion is a particular kind of mutation: loss of a piece of DNA from a chromosome. Deletion of a gene or part of a gene can lead to a disease or abnormality. It can also rarely be a favorable mutation.