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INDEL Mutation

Synonyms

INDEL Mutations

Insertion Deletion Mutation

Insertion-Deletion Mutation

Insertion-Deletion Mutations

Mutation, INDEL

Mutation, Insertion-Deletion

Mutations, INDEL

Mutations, Insertion-Deletion

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.