The difference between Deletion and Insertion

When used as nouns, deletion means an item that has been or will be deleted, whereas insertion means the act of inserting, or something inserted.


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  1. Deletion as a noun:

    An item that has been or will be deleted.

  2. Deletion as a noun:

    The act of deleting.

  3. Deletion as a noun (genetics):

    A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome

  1. Insertion as a noun:

    The act of inserting, or something inserted.

  2. Insertion as a noun (anatomy):

    The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.

  3. Insertion as a noun (genetics):

    The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.

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